so who cares?????!!!!

so??? does it do anything special, or is it completely superficial?

They say gold is better then the normal silver... YEAH RIGHT!

There is completely no difference.

Gold always looks really nice with black but i'm still scratching my head on this one. Do we really need a news post for new cables?

wth the gold is on the blooody plug bits this is what the poeple at sony are working wth

And.....Whats wrong with the current cables?

only difference is that golds a better conductor.... wastes less energy?

psn id: gingo... i'm happy enough iwth my non gold plated hdmi cable this just seems like a way to make more money

Ok maybe if they were Solid Gold connectors like Monsters were...wait...no I still wouldnt care.

Okay? Is it more expensive then what is available (and necessary) Probably.

Gold is better for analog but useless for digital.

cooool!?!?!?!

Wow, didnt realize there were this many uneducated people here. Yes, gold is a better conducter than the other standard cables.......which are not silver. Silver plated cables would run you a couple hundred bucks. Chances are that these have better copper inside, along with better shielding as well. So overall a better signal. Quality cables do make a difference people. You cant just throw any 2$ HDMI cable on and expect to get a great picture.......despite what most think.  I install Home theater for a living, and have seen first hand what poor grade cables can do to your picture.

um these have been out since the launch i believe

daz spare me the long seminar am getting sleepy now bye

I can see that most people in here doesnt even know that gold plated cables gets the absolute best signal transfer than standard silver ones. Not too mention signal strength last longer. Gold plated cables are simply a better quality.

Ok so you take a peice of crap, you gold plate it. Does it make it better, ...no, its still a peice of crap just now, it looks better.

 

So unless sony upgraded the wireing in the cable, gold tipps will give you a MARGINAL increase in quality.

I like em =)

It adds 50fps to your game and makes your penis bigger........

^^ Epic lulz.

what is the point...?

I can see the point of using gold heads, as its what everyone should be using anyway and I like the material cord that is used.  But the quetion is how much will this cost.  I'm betting that because it bares the sony logo it is going to be quite exensive compared other branded cables.  I'll buy them if there well priced simply because they look good.

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So now they are releasing the cables that should have came with the PS3 in the first place,and I agree with daz better shielding equals better quality

You are saying that the optical cable has a gold finish aswell? Where did they put that gold?

hi, erm if you dont want gold dont buy gold?!? at leased there is the option i have a surround sound system with copper cables and all gold ends(i didnt pay for it btw) but i know for a fact that the copper cable is 8 quid a meter. now that is extortion BUT! some people want the best of the best and this is what sony are giving us! cheers for listening to my bulls**t chub