We have blogged about ultra expensive cables before. While it is one thing to say your cables are better, it is another thing to try and openly deceive someone into thinking an expensive branded cable provides a better picture than a cheaper no name brand cable. That seems to be the case with some big box retailers.
"The Monster difference" in this case is a set of composite cables posing as HDMI cables being compared to expensive Monster branded HDMI cables. Poor form Monster Cable, we'll stick with our no name HDMI cables thank you very much.
-via Crunchgear
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Yep. I was a victim.
I lived my whole adult life so far with hand me down tv's that had a plug, rabbit ears and/or coax connection to cable if I was lucky.
So when I bought my first place I thought I'd take a step up, get a flat screen LCD, HI Def, everything. I fell for the Best Gouge salesman's pitch for the 200 something dollars worth of cables because I didn't know any better.
Live and learn.
Then I think about all the families who save up to buy their kids video games and stuff from these places that require these cables.
Oh well, I'm not complaining, it's the American way!
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expensive cables are mostly marketing hype. go to monoprice.com and get their cables. best prices ever. With regards to "specs"... what you have to watch out for is:
for video: quality cable makes a difference when you use very long cables. for short distances like 3 feet, use anything.
for audio: gauge makes more of a difference than "brand".
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