By: nfh
Apple has unfairly implemented an authentication chip in USB cables for the iPhone 5, making it difficult for third party manufacturers to create their own. The good news is that the Chinese have...
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I bought the cheapest scart lead I could find online a few years ago and it blew a brand new telly. Two of the pins had been wired up back to front (Pins 18 and 19 IIRC). After a month of trying to fix...
View ArticleBy: wavechange
We may be entitled to make a claim if a faulty accessory damages a product, but have real people ever been successful in doing this, other than when the items were bought at the same time? I challenge...
View ArticleBy: John
It’s definitely worth shopping around for items. I needed some original ink cartridges for my printer. I have tried “re-manufactured” ones, but found they don’t last as long! After looking around...
View ArticleBy: richard
I’ve found buying from a reputable retailer is the best bet – unless the item is easy to “test” with a meter. So for simple passive connectors buy cheap – for complex active connectors buy from a good...
View ArticleBy: Rod
When I read this I thought that the £10 HDMI cable was going to be an example of an expensive one, not the cheap one. I bought a few 3m HDMI cables off Amazon and they cost around £3 delivered. All...
View ArticleBy: nickbaker
We’re talking about this on the podfcast – more comments very welcome. Report this comment
View ArticleBy: Nick Baker
how did the lego man know we were going to do this – he is right. We’re talking about this on the podcast, so get your comments in. What happens to your rights if your non-manufacturer brand ink makes...
View ArticleBy: Scott Murphy
One of my favourite purchases is my HDMI cable that I bought for just 92p (So yes I would agree that £10 is quite expensive). Yes it is quite short (<1m). Yes build quality isn't great, but for...
View ArticleBy: Jim Wilks
Again, Cheap HDMIs: bought the Asus Transformer pad at PC World, which has a mini HDMI output – thought about getting a cable to connect it to the TV: 1m cable – £25. Fortunately, that’s too short to...
View ArticleBy: tytalus
I agree that for such short distance digital products (USB, HDMI, Etc) cheap is best. Not too cheap, though, as these may cause issues later, and there is nothing to be gained from a £60 HDMI cable....
View ArticleBy: Irish Hound
For good quality and low priced printer inks, cables, batteries etc, etc try 7dayshop.com. I have bought from them for several years with no complaints. Report this comment
View ArticleBy: Davy Barrett
Ref ink. My Epson suffered from a nozzle problem. The repair agent blamed the fact that I was using non – Epson ink. In fairness, they replaced the machine, along with inks! Report this comment
View ArticleBy: David Maxfield
“With the money saved from a £9.97 Tesco cable, you could buy yourself a Blu-ray player” Now it is possible that I am completely misreading this, but where can I get a Blu-ray player for less than a...
View ArticleBy: Davy Barrett
I think, David, the trick is in the “money saved”. IE, take £9.97 from a highest price to get the money saved! Report this comment
View ArticleBy: David Maxfield
Ah, thanks for that Davy. I obviously WAS misreading it. Having reread the paragraph in the light of your comment the meaning becomes clear Report this comment
View ArticleBy: Patrick Steen
It wasn’t terribly clear, so I’ve tweaked it. Thanks Report this comment
View ArticleBy: Sean
Could anyone offer advice on connecting TV’s (Samsung SMART TV – has USB and HDMI) to ipod sound docs (such as those in the Nov issue) rather than buying Soundbars etc. Does it work? Does it sound...
View ArticleBy: Simon
The article referring to powerline adapters was interesting. I don’t subscribe to smart TVs, in fact I still have a beautiful 12 year old Bang and Olufsen 4:3 CRT TV with great sound and picture which...
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