I've bought plenty of cheap cables in the past that failed at some point along the way. Usually on a Sunday when nothing is open to get a replacement. I don't buy cheap cables anymore. Especially networking and video cables. And by cheap, I don't mean the cost. I mean the quality, which is often, but not always, indicated by the cost. I wouldn't have bought that Twisted veins HDMI cable if I hadn't been able to find a pretty fair review indicating they were reasonable quality.