The current situation is hardly better. The same HDMI cable that used to be $10 and worked well is now still $10 but will likely fail to work because it's actua

The current situation is hardly better. The same HDMI cable that used to be $10 and worked well is now still $10 but will likely fail to work because it's actually $1.50 from Aliexpress. It's not like people are complaining about a new super-cheap tier of products but rather about being ripped off by paying about the same for less quality. And that's before you consider knock offs that have the potential to kill your or burn your house down. For me, nothing that goes into my body or into a 120v mains comes from Amazon. The risk is just too high.