Comments on: Monster Cables are a Scam – Part 2 http://stephengentle.com/blog/tech/monster-cables-are-a-scam-part-2/ i like computers Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Stephen http://stephengentle.com/blog/tech/monster-cables-are-a-scam-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12116 Stephen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:39:28 +0000 http://stephengentle.com/blog/?p=144#comment-12116 Chris, you are right that a bad digital cable can disrupt the image, but if a cable is HDMI certified (I believe that all the cables on Monoprice.com, including the $3 HDMI 1.3 Category 2 ones), you're pretty much guaranteed that it will carry a visually flawless picture. Chris, you are right that a bad digital cable can disrupt the image, but if a cable is HDMI certified (I believe that all the cables on Monoprice.com, including the $3 HDMI 1.3 Category 2 ones), you’re pretty much guaranteed that it will carry a visually flawless picture.

]]> By: Chris http://stephengentle.com/blog/tech/monster-cables-are-a-scam-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11380 Chris Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:16:55 +0000 http://stephengentle.com/blog/?p=144#comment-11380 While I disagree about your contention that just because "it's just 1s and 0s" so there can't be any difference, there are other reasons not to buy from Monster: http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/monster-cable-at-it-again-sues-mini-golf-company/ Cables are a high profit center, and they are overpriced. BUT, a well engineered cable will outperform the bargain bin cable. Just because it's digital, does not mean the signal can't be degraded by a poor cable. While I disagree about your contention that just because “it’s just 1s and 0s” so there can’t be any difference, there are other reasons not to buy from Monster:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/monster-cable-at-it-again-sues-mini-golf-company/

Cables are a high profit center, and they are overpriced. BUT, a well engineered cable will outperform the bargain bin cable. Just because it’s digital, does not mean the signal can’t be degraded by a poor cable.

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