What part of "poor boy" did you miss Mike?
That is an expensive option.
My time is worth more than money. If I can buy a thing for $90 and have it installed and working in 15 minutes, vs. posting questions on forums, buying two or three $20 cables, moving the TV, plugging them in, unplugging, pushing buttons and trying different settings, going back and reading more forums, etc., etc.
TL;DR. If I can buy a thing that "just works" verses di**ing around for two or three hours trying to kludge together a poorer quality solution, I consider myself having saved money.