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"JerrySmith'sTightEnd" <jhgfjh@hjhg.com> 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 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 . . .
>>>>> >> >>
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > 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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>> 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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> Now there's something we can agree on.

I feel blessed.

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