Posted by JerrySmith'sTightEnd on 11/10/06 20:34

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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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>>>> "Tom Stiller" <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote in message
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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 in message
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>>>> >> > "David" <davey@home.net> wrote in message
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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 . . .
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>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 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.
>>>> >
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>>>> 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!!!
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> 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.
>

Now there's something we can agree on.

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