Monster Cable Question

I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst), but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!

"Larry" wrote:
I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst), but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!


Hmmm.... $100 for four feet of Ultra THX cable. Doesn't that tell
you something about Monster Cable? Here's what it should tell
you - Monster Cable is a scheme to rip off people of means who
want the best but don't know enough technology to know how to
prioritize their expenditures so that they get the overall best system
with the money they have. In other words, they put $100 into four
feet of cable when that $100 could be much better applied elsewhere
in the system, and they do it because of some clever marketing
hype which implies that they can improve their system by buying
hugely expensive cables.

Think about this: There are specification committees manned
(and womanned) by engineers from industry who want a product
category to excell in consumer's hands so that consumers will want
to buy more of that product category. Do you think that they would
design and designate equipment which would depend on $100 cables
to bring out its superior features and qualities? Get serious, man!
Monster Cable should be an embarrasssment to you. All it shows
your friends is that you don't know beans about technology and the
very equipment which you spent so much money to obtain.

*TimDaniels*

"Larry" wrote:
(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)


Part of sales hype is to obfuscate the genuine quality differences
in a manufacturer's various lines. Many manufacturers have just
ONE quality level with various colors which correspond to various
prices, so they get you at whichever price level you feel you're at.
The best thing to do is to go by the specs of the manufacturers of
the equipment being connected by those cables. They want their
equipment to work right, so they're not about to steer you wrong.

*TimDaniels*

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"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

"Larry" wrote:
I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst), but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!


Hmmm.... $100 for four feet of Ultra THX cable. Doesn't that tell
you something about Monster Cable? Here's what it should tell
you - Monster Cable is a scheme to rip off people of means who
want the best but don't know enough technology to know how to
prioritize their expenditures so that they get the overall best system
with the money they have. In other words, they put $100 into four
feet of cable when that $100 could be much better applied elsewhere
in the system, and they do it because of some clever marketing
hype which implies that they can improve their system by buying
hugely expensive cables.

Think about this: There are specification committees manned
(and womanned) by engineers from industry who want a product
category to excell in consumer's hands so that consumers will want
to buy more of that product category. Do you think that they would
design and designate equipment which would depend on $100 cables
to bring out its superior features and qualities? Get serious, man!
Monster Cable should be an embarrasssment to you. All it shows
your friends is that you don't know beans about technology and the
very equipment which you spent so much money to obtain.

*TimDaniels*

As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

Don't waste your hard-earned money!


CIAO!

Ed N.

Larry wrote:
As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

"Larry" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

"Larry" wrote:
I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to
figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst),
but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!


Hmmm.... $100 for four feet of Ultra THX cable. Doesn't that tell
you something about Monster Cable? Here's what it should tell
you - Monster Cable is a scheme to rip off people of means who
want the best but don't know enough technology to know how to
prioritize their expenditures so that they get the overall best
system
with the money they have. In other words, they put $100 into four
feet of cable when that $100 could be much better applied elsewhere
in the system, and they do it because of some clever marketing
hype which implies that they can improve their system by buying
hugely expensive cables.

Think about this: There are specification committees manned
(and womanned) by engineers from industry who want a product
category to excell in consumer's hands so that consumers will want
to buy more of that product category. Do you think that they would
design and designate equipment which would depend on $100 cables
to bring out its superior features and qualities? Get serious, man!
Monster Cable should be an embarrasssment to you. All it shows
your friends is that you don't know beans about technology and the
very equipment which you spent so much money to obtain.

*TimDaniels*

As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

Just go to Home Depot and get 10 gauge wire (and that is over-engineered)
because normal speaker wire (what they give you with the speakers in the
store) is 24 gauge. I'm guessing they call it "cable" because it sounds
better than "wire."

And I am a retired programs manager for network programs, Rockwell, and we
got many millions to wire many things, and we never used Monster Cable.

On the other hand, the founder of the company was snowed in in Placerville,
CA, and taken in, and showed his appreciation by giving his hosts several
reels of Monster Cable. The guy still does not know what he is going to do
with them.

On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:28:07 -0700, Billzz wrote:

"Larry" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

"Larry" wrote:
I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to
figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst),
but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!


Hmmm.... $100 for four feet of Ultra THX cable. Doesn't that tell
you something about Monster Cable? Here's what it should tell
you - Monster Cable is a scheme to rip off people of means who
want the best but don't know enough technology to know how to
prioritize their expenditures so that they get the overall best
system
with the money they have. In other words, they put $100 into four
feet of cable when that $100 could be much better applied elsewhere
in the system, and they do it because of some clever marketing
hype which implies that they can improve their system by buying
hugely expensive cables.

Think about this: There are specification committees manned
(and womanned) by engineers from industry who want a product
category to excell in consumer's hands so that consumers will want
to buy more of that product category. Do you think that they would
design and designate equipment which would depend on $100 cables
to bring out its superior features and qualities? Get serious, man!
Monster Cable should be an embarrasssment to you. All it shows
your friends is that you don't know beans about technology and the
very equipment which you spent so much money to obtain.

*TimDaniels*

As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

Just go to Home Depot and get 10 gauge wire (and that is over-engineered)
because normal speaker wire (what they give you with the speakers in the
store) is 24 gauge. I'm guessing they call it "cable" because it sounds
better than "wire."

And I am a retired programs manager for network programs, Rockwell, and we
got many millions to wire many things, and we never used Monster Cable.

On the other hand, the founder of the company was snowed in in Placerville,
CA, and taken in, and showed his appreciation by giving his hosts several
reels of Monster Cable. The guy still does not know what he is going to do
with them.

I agree that Monster cables are way overpriced, but I doubt the OP will be
satisfied using 10 gauge wire for his component video connection.

"Bob Nielsen" wrote in message
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:28:07 -0700, Billzz wrote:

"Larry" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

"Larry" wrote:
I'm looking into getting component video cables and was trying to
figure
out the Monster cable line in order of quality.

I know it goes from MonsterVideo 3 (best) to MonsterVideo 1 (worst),
but
where do the THX Standard and Ultra THX cables fit in?

If MSRP correlates to quality, the Ultra THX is the best and the
standard THX is the most basic. Is that accurate in terms of actual
quality?

(I know Monster is overpriced and its mostly hype - I'm just trying
to
figure out the internal comparisons of their products)

MSRPs (component video cables)

Standard THX (4 feet) - 29.95
MV1 (2 meter) - 39.95
MV2 (2 meter) - 69.95
MV3 (2 meter) - 89.95
Ultra THX (4 feet) - 99.95

Thanks in advance!


Hmmm.... $100 for four feet of Ultra THX cable. Doesn't that tell
you something about Monster Cable? Here's what it should tell
you - Monster Cable is a scheme to rip off people of means who
want the best but don't know enough technology to know how to
prioritize their expenditures so that they get the overall best
system
with the money they have. In other words, they put $100 into four
feet of cable when that $100 could be much better applied elsewhere
in the system, and they do it because of some clever marketing
hype which implies that they can improve their system by buying
hugely expensive cables.

Think about this: There are specification committees manned
(and womanned) by engineers from industry who want a product
category to excell in consumer's hands so that consumers will want
to buy more of that product category. Do you think that they would
design and designate equipment which would depend on $100 cables
to bring out its superior features and qualities? Get serious,
man!
Monster Cable should be an embarrasssment to you. All it shows
your friends is that you don't know beans about technology and the
very equipment which you spent so much money to obtain.

*TimDaniels*

As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

Just go to Home Depot and get 10 gauge wire (and that is over-engineered)
because normal speaker wire (what they give you with the speakers in the
store) is 24 gauge. I'm guessing they call it "cable" because it sounds
better than "wire."

And I am a retired programs manager for network programs, Rockwell, and
we
got many millions to wire many things, and we never used Monster Cable.

On the other hand, the founder of the company was snowed in in
Placerville,
CA, and taken in, and showed his appreciation by giving his hosts several
reels of Monster Cable. The guy still does not know what he is going to
do
with them.

I agree that Monster cables are way overpriced, but I doubt the OP will be
satisfied using 10 gauge wire for his component video connection.

Okay, I missed "video." Grrr. It's hell getting old. I will have to check
with my son.

"Billzz" wrote:
On the other hand, the founder of the company was snowed in in Placerville,
CA, and taken in, and showed his appreciation by giving his hosts several
reels of Monster Cable. The guy still does not know what he is going to do
with them.


Tell him to use it for jumper cables the next time he has to
start his car with a frozen battery. :-)

*TimDaniels*

"Larry" wrote:
As I said, I have no intention of buying this cable and know all about
the hype. I am just trying to figure out the hierarchy of their product
lines compared to each other, not whether or not they're worth it.

I feel your pain - you ask a simple question, and a dozen people
give advice but don't answer the question. I think you'll continue
to have the same problem regarding Monster Cable because the
people who would know the real value of Monster Cable's various
construction details wouldn't give Monster Cable any serious
thought. I believe even the Monster Cable designers are not
engineers but rather marketing types who design concepts, not
solutions to connectivity problems. And as just concepts, the
various levels of hierarchy of Monster Cable's product lines are
accurately gauged by their prices. The more you pay per foot of
cable, the more concept you get.

*TimDaniels*