Video Cable scams
My dad's purchase of Dish Network's hd service and subsequent last minute purchase of an overpriced HDMI cable (he was aware, just impatient to get his cable), led me to the realization that many people still think you need to spend 30-150 bucks on a digital cable. Monster cable makes bose look like honest marketers. Not just Monster cable, but the giant profit margins on the cables they sell make lots of money for the electronics stores who push these cables. Think this through for a minute. Why should some wire, shielding, and two connectors cost the same as an iPod Nano. For high end analog cabling where signal loss is an issue the answer is in materials. In the world of digital cables it's all or nothing, so materials only become important when you're dealing with really long cables. www.firefold.com www.monoprice.com Firefold is more simple with less options, and usually slightly cheaper (we're talking cents here). Monoprice has tons of options on cables ...