Monster cable - is it worth it?

1) Monster Cable claims to be the key to great video quality, but it is so
damm expensive! Could I use something cheaper and still get the same
quality (e.g. Pacific Cable:
http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_...Name=254-525IV)???

2) What about S-video? (Pacific Cable:
http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_...taName=SVMM-25)???

3) Is it worth it to buy Monster Video? Will it out perform brands such as
Pacific Cable??

4) Is 25 feet too long of cable?

Cory

1) Monster Cable claims to be the key to great video quality...

Carlton Sheets claims that if you buy his books he'll make you a millionaire
in no money down real estate. There's a much truth in the one as the other.

... Could I use something cheaper and still get the same
quality

Yes. You might actually get better results with cheaper stuff. Monster is
50% hype and 50% pure bull****.

"Robert L. Bass" wrote in message
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1) Monster Cable claims to be the key to great video quality...

Carlton Sheets claims that if you buy his books he'll make you a
millionaire
in no money down real estate. There's a much truth in the one as the
other.

... Could I use something cheaper and still get the same
quality

Yes. You might actually get better results with cheaper stuff. Monster
is
50% hype and 50% pure bull****.


Any recommendations?

buy the best 'feeling', cheapest, shielded cables you can find with molded
ends. should come in about 1/10 the price of its monster counterpart.


randy


Any recommendations?

Any recommendations?

Since I sell cable I might be suspected of bias in favor of brands I carry.
Instead of a particular brand I suggest you just buy mid to low priced cable
from RatShak or any other retailer. Just look for solid connections on the
ends. Avoid flimsy stuff that feels like it may fall apart (it will).
Virtually *all* of the blather surrounding "high end" cable is absolute
bullfrank.

I need 25', can I get this length at e.g. RatShack (I assume you are
abbreviating Radio Shack)???

Cory


"Robert L. Bass" wrote in message
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Any recommendations?

Since I sell cable I might be suspected of bias in favor of brands I
carry.
Instead of a particular brand I suggest you just buy mid to low priced
cable
from RatShak or any other retailer. Just look for solid connections on
the
ends. Avoid flimsy stuff that feels like it may fall apart (it will).
Virtually *all* of the blather surrounding "high end" cable is absolute
bullfrank.

Cobalt Cable is an excellent value

http://www.cobaltcable.com/product/p...aker_cable.htm

"Internet Shopper" wrote in message
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Cobalt Cable is an excellent value

http://www.cobaltcable.com/product/p...aker_cable.htm


$75 for a 25' subwoofer cable is an excellent value?? I could match their
cable(s) performance for about $15:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D290

http://www.radioshack.com/basket.asp...2C15%2D1571%2C
15%2D1534%2C

Monster Cable claims to be the key to great video quality, but it is so damm
expensive!
What about S-video?
Is 25 feet too long of cable?

I bought a 50 foot S-video cable from Monster. In comparisons of it against
various other cables from Radio Shack, Jensen and Pacific, I found that the
picture delivered via the Monster cable was visually better. This even while
the other cables were 15 foot or less! Was it worth the $100 I paid for it?
Sure, the jacketing was plenty durable for the tortured path I ran it
up/over/down several walls. And the connectors make nice and snug connections.
I'd love to have gotten a cable at lesser expense but this one works well enough
that I'd buy another one should the need arise.

I've got a mishmash of interconnects using all sorts of different vendor
cabling. The one thing I've tried to do is stay as short as possible. But I've
not seen an appreciable difference in video quality when using short S-video
cables. Comparing 'decently made' ones, that is. The throw-away cheapies the
vendors give you with the boxes are usually crap. But in swapping around 3 foot
S-video cables I didn't detect any noticeable difference between the different
vendors.

I've heard others not have as high an opinion of their audio cables. I've
likewise found little or no variation in perceptible audio quality given the
short lengths I've tried to maintain using. I'm sure others have better hearing
that could argue the finer points.

I'm more likely to lay blame at the equipment involved (speakers, amps,
receivers, etc) before I'd go nitpicking about my audio cabling qualities.
Heck, the acoustics of the room suck enough that even better equipment would be
a waste. Given the prices I've seen on some stuff it'd almost be cheaper for me
to renovate the room instead.

-Bill Kearney

"Cory Lechner" wrote in message
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I need 25', can I get this length at e.g. RatShack (I assume you are
abbreviating Radio Shack)???

Cory



You should be able to. You can check radioshack.com before visiting a
store.





Dennis




"Robert L. Bass" wrote in message
...
Any recommendations?

Since I sell cable I might be suspected of bias in favor of brands I
carry.
Instead of a particular brand I suggest you just buy mid to low priced
cable
from RatShak or any other retailer. Just look for solid connections on
the
ends. Avoid flimsy stuff that feels like it may fall apart (it will).
Virtually *all* of the blather surrounding "high end" cable is absolute
bullfrank.