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"JerrySmith'sTightEnd" <jhgfjh@hjhg.com> wrote in message
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> "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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>>> > In article <gqedndhmAvLhPc7YnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>>> > "Art Landy" <artlandy@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> >> >> "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.
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>> 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.
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> Yup, Monster is a great example of that. $130 for a freaking 3 meter HDMI
> cable!!!
>
That's why I paid $16 for mine. I think it is more about business than
anything else. See, they figure if you can afford to spend thousands on a
TV, it would not hurt your pockets to spend $100 on a cable.
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