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Posted by JerrySmith'sTightEnd on 11/10/06 04:43
"Tom Stiller" <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> In article <tgO4h.108$Gp3.59@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>,
> "Guest" <llcoolj@comcast.com> wrote:
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>> "Tom Stiller" <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:tomstiller-A72927.17232609112006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
>> > In article <gqedndhmAvLhPc7YnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>> > "Art Landy" <artlandy@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Guest" <llcoolj@comcast.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5Su4h.2897$IR4.629@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...
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>> >> > "David" <davey@home.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:8cidnbp8zKKn6M_YnZ2dnUVZ_r2dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> >> >> "Guest" <llcoolj@comcast.com> wrote The AR outperformed the
>> >> >> Monster
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> a very larger degree.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As brilliant and renowned engineer Henry Kloss, et al, turn over
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> their grave . . .
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Ahh shit.
>> >> >
>> >> What a spicy thread! Can't resist putting in my two cents. The
>> >> arguments
>> >> seems to be the ususal "Subjectivists vs the Objectivists" type and
>> >> both
>> >> tend to adhere strongly to their positions. It is hard to convince a
>> >> subjectivist that their experience is valid but flawed in the
>> >> resulting
>> >> conclusions. And itis hard to convince an Objectivists that the
>> >> subjectivists aren't full of crap!
>> >
>> > No, the argument is about lack of understanding about digital
>> > representation of analog signals and their subsequent over bit-serial
>> > pathways. One side thinks that minor degradation of the digital signal
>> > will be reflected in the reconstructed analog waveform (which his sharp
>> > eyes and eyes can detect). The other side understands digital signal
>> > processing, error correcting codes, and transmission lines.
>> >
>>
>> The other side only understands what they have been told can only be
>> done.
>> Do you think that these cable companies(way over-priced ones and lower
>> priced ones) just happen to make digital cables at a higher quality just
>> for
>> the hell of it? Do you think they just decided to make them without
>> research and development? Get real.
>
> No, I think they established a reputation with cables carrying analog
> signals and are trying to transfer that expertise to the digital world
> where it doesn't apply. They also stand to make a pot of money from the
> unwitting dupes that will pay the price.
Yup, Monster is a great example of that. $130 for a freaking 3 meter HDMI
cable!!!
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