Cables?

G-squared wrote:

On Dec 19, 1:12 pm, RickH wrote:
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I had gread service with monoprice.com

For all single core coax style ports RG6U is your best bet, this
includes composite, component, subwoofer, spdif, etc. The old RG59
is
not as good as RG6.

Good grief, I would be willing to bet that in a double blind test you
could NEVER reliably 'guess' the difference between modest plain old
audio cable (for audio) vs RG59 vs RG6. Yeah they're different at
1,000,000,000 Hz 100 feet long but for audio that's nuts. Belden 1505
(broadcast RG59) is better than some of the low end RG6.

For HDMI I just received some nice 22 gauge cables from them and
they
are top notch. Since I needed 25 foot runs I went with the heavier
22
gauge wire (not that that matters anywhere except my psyche). I
also
got an Svideo cable from them to not have any unused ports on the
projector.

Heavier cable always has lower loss and while it makes no big
difference in audio, it improves the digital video transmission.

GG

The thing about digital is it's either good enough or it isn't.

Once you pass the threshold, there's little to be gained (perhaps
a bit of ruggedness) by going farther.

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On Dec 19, 7:57 pm, CJT wrote:
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The thing about digital is it's either good enough or it isn't.


Once you pass the threshold, there's little to be gained (perhaps
a bit of ruggedness) by going farther.


To a degree that is true but since I work in the video business, I can
tell you with absolute certainty that 'good enough' ALWAYS comes back
to bite your backside. You always do the best you can afford -
incentive to shop wisely - and not waste RG6 on subwoofer cables when
it would do much more good as antenna cable.

GG

On Dec 16, 6:15 pm, Mike O. wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:02:39 -0500, "Tam/WB2TT"

wrote:
Before you spend big bucks on cables, check out Target, WalMart, Lowes, Home
depot, even Radio Shack. I bought a Samsung HDMI cable at a local audio
store for $35; not cheap, but not a Monster price either.

Oops that last reply got away from me....
I was looking online atwww.monoprice.com.
Pretty wide assortment and the prices seem reasonable. Anyone have
any experience with them?

Mike

I support monoprice.com.
I have made multiple orders from them, and received great products
every time. Concerning HDMI, I got the cheapest 6' cable they sold,
and it was on sale that day (cutting another 40%) and it was
noticeably better quality than the stock cable DirectTV installed on a
HD box (it was twice as thick, plus ferrites on both ends). I think
that cable cost me $3. For the in-wall installations, you spend a
little more for the CL-2 rated cable, but most of it is at least 15
feet long.

On Dec 17, 8:53 pm, "Eric" wrote:

Monoprice is the "Newegg" for buying cables online.
In other words, Monoprice's retailer rating speaks for itself. (Near
perfect.)

Don't spend a lot of money on HDMI/DVI cables. Digital is digital. It
either works, or it doesn't. My $6 HDMI cables work just fine.

I agree, their reputation is good. Another one that is VERY good
is www.pchcables.com , great prices and service. My company also
has bought cables from them.