When I bought the roku hi def from Amazon I also bought the hdmi cable it said other people bought with the order. That cable plugs into my haier hl42xd2 (and also works with my dvd player) however when i try to plug it in the roku it is too big. What cable do I need? I'm surprised that's not clear anywhere as there seems to be so many varieties.

What was the cable you bought exactly? HDMI is standard so it should fit. The Roku has a standard HDMI connection on it. Sometimes HDMI cables are a really tight fit, also, if it is a really cheap cable, that could be an issue.

Thanks for your quick response. I just pushed it harder and it worked. Cool. Thanks again.

If it it is this cable, then it should fit fine in the Roku.

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-2M-6-F ... pd_sim_e_1

That is a pretty cheap cable, so I would say their quality control is not that great. I would try switching the cable around and plug the end you plugged into your HDMI switch into the Roku.

I get all my cables from Monoprice.com.

You can get some great deals on HDMI cables at Meritline.com

http://www.meritline.com/hdmi-cables---c-7737.aspx

Speaking of HDMI Cables, what is a sign that you may have a bad cable. I have tried two different cable boxes that connect to my Mitsubishi HD Television (its an old one 6 years old) anyway sometimes when I change formats from 720p to 480p the format change is not processed. I have to switch back to the prior format I was in....Is this a sign of a bad hdmi cable or a bad hdmi port on the television?

I guess I will pimp out Monoprice yet again. hn333 knows how awesome they are too.

6ft HDMI cable on sale for $1.94: http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... 1&format=2

Unknown how long this sale will last. It was advertised as a daily sale. Good if you need extras too.

For more: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subde ... p_id=10240

or

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subde ... p_id=10250 if you need some with Ethernet capability?

With Monoprice you get:

30-day Money back. No restocking fee. They even send the shipping label.

Lifetime warranty on all cables & non-Electronic items. 1 Year on Electronics.

I have bought a lot of stuff from them. No issues.

You can save on shipping by ordering anything you need in one big order. Ask your friends if they need anything & split that shipping cost too.

You can also get discount on same items you need more than one of.

Check em out: http://www.monoprice.com

Customer support is excellent too. You can live chat with them online, e-mail or call.

Lets not forget BlueJeansCable: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/hdm ... -cable.htm

I'm glad to see that people are smartly buying low-cost HDMI cables.

I'm always dumbfounded when I go into a Best Buy or similar retailer and all you can find are HDMI cables for $29.95 or much worse. Retailers have tried to make HDMI into some kind of "magical" interface that requires expensive cables. Just say no.

bigthrust wrote:

You can get some great deals on HDMI cables at Meritline.com

http://www.meritline.com/hdmi-cables---c-7737.aspx

I would be careful of Meritline. A number of people have reported thief of their credit card info after shopping with Meritline.com.

BoloMKXXVIII wrote:

Lets not forget BlueJeansCable: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/hdm ... -cable.htm

I don't see the appeal? Am I missing something? I have heard of this site. Just don't see where the prices are so great though?

hn333 wrote:

bigthrust wrote:

You can get some great deals on HDMI cables at Meritline.com

http://www.meritline.com/hdmi-cables---c-7737.aspx

I would be careful of Meritline. A number of people have reported thief of their credit card info after shopping with Meritline.com.

I buy stuff from them all the time but I think I've always used my PayPal account with them and no problems.

RoadRanger wrote:

hn333 wrote:

bigthrust wrote:

You can get some great deals on HDMI cables at Meritline.com

http://www.meritline.com/hdmi-cables---c-7737.aspx

I would be careful of Meritline. A number of people have reported thief of their credit card info after shopping with Meritline.com.

I buy stuff from them all the time but I think I've always used my PayPal account with them and no problems.

Yeah paypal or google checkout will protect you.

mithrandir wrote:

I'm glad to see that people are smartly buying low-cost HDMI cables.

I'm always dumbfounded when I go into a Best Buy or similar retailer and all you can find are HDMI cables for $29.95 or much worse. Retailers have tried to make HDMI into some kind of "magical" interface that requires expensive cables. Just say no.

Even walmart is selling 40 dollar 6 ft HDMI cables. I can get them for 3 bucks online.