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coleman.jade•1d ago

Unpopular opinion: your $80 braided HDMI cable is the reason your TV keeps flickering

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the_dylan•2d ago

Just realized I'd been unplugging HDMI cables by the cord for 6 years

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lewis.diana•2d ago

DAE have a cable that only dies on the one day you need it?

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paige870•2d ago

Rant: the cable bin at the Dayton airport electronics kiosk actually saved my trip

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mason.paige•6d ago

A cracked HDMI port at a Madison hotel AV cart made me rethink the tape vs. strain relief debate

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dakotawells•6d ago

Used to coil every HDMI cable in a circle, now I do the loose loop thing and I'm not sold

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karenw90•7d ago

Showerthought: I wrapped my cat's chewed USB cord in 3 layers of electrical tape and now it only works when the cord sits at a 45 degree angle

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stellafisher•8d ago

TIL a $2 rubber band from my junk drawer saved a live TV shoot in Bakersfield

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dylan_patel•9d ago

Rant: my electrician uncle swore I could fix a frayed laptop charger with heat shrink tube instead of buying a new one

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mason.paige•10d ago

My 6 foot HDMI cable quit after 14 months and I looked up why, the answer made me mad

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theawest•12d ago

A customer at my grooming table grabbed my clipper cord and said one thing that saved me $60

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stellafisher•13d ago

My neighbor in Tulsa swore I should swap the whole power strip after one USB port went dead

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patricia_bennett26•14d ago

Spent 45 minutes on hold with my ISP last week before I found the real problem under my desk

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johnson.lee•16d ago

Just realized the 'cheap' HDMI cable advice from my brother in law cost me 3 hours and a $180 receiver repair

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uma_reed26•18d ago

Can we talk about how my HDMI cable worked fine for 2 years then died the day I had 4 friends over for movie night?

Broken Cable Guys

c/broken-cable-guys

A place to share stories, fixes, and jokes about messed up HDMI, USB, and power cords that always break at the worst time.

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