The Monster Cable Scam: $100 Cables VS $5 Cables
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It amazes me how far salesmen will go to sell you something you don’t need. If you have ever bought something Hi Def, or are planning on it, chances are you’ve looked at cables. And depending on where you were shopping, were left COMPLETELY dumbfounded when you saw the pirce tag. $120 for a 6 foot HDMI Cable!?
RIDICULOUS!
Salesmen will go out of their way to completely rip you off. They figure, “Hey! They’re buying a $2000 set-up! Whats $100 more??”
Truth is, they’re just showing the most expensive name brand item they have, such as Monster Cable. Monster Cables look very nice, but they are just that, designer cables. There is nothing FANCY about the cables that makes them better than others. You can go online to eBay, and pick up one for a few bucks plus shipping. If your willing to wait a few days, or just buy in advance, you can litterly save yourself $100 right there!
HDMI Cables carry a digital signal, one made up of 1’s or zeros. Either it gets to the source, or it doesn’t. There is no middle man. The only reason you would need a fancier cable is if your Blu-Ray Player, or PS3, or whatever, was 100 feet away from your tv. THEN you would need something longer. But chances are, they’re next to your TV. So why pay for a fancy looking cable thats just going to be hidden behind the TV, when you can buy a cheaper one that accomplishes the EXACT SAME THING!
I bought a $2 cable off eBay, and i have to say its worked flawlessly. I don’t need a fancy Monster Cable, and neither do you! Monster Cable is trying to rip you off with ridiculous prices, don’t fall for it!
6 Comments
Austin
April 13th, 2008
at 3:29am
as much as i’d hate to say it, your wrong. but only in one spot if you work in the audio world, then you know that monster cable is RF and EMI sheilded. now if your an engineer, the you know that is a good thing. in other words, it will not let annoying buzz and stuff into the signal chain.
the oracle
April 13th, 2008
at 6:21am
Alzheimer’s kicking in ? http://www.lockergnome.com/griffin/2007/12/20/truth-behind-100-and-5-hdmi-cables/
Herm
April 13th, 2008
at 9:19am
I recently needed a HDMI to DV cable and went to BestBuy and Radio Shack where they were in the $60.00 range. I told the BB clerk he would get very lonely at those prices.
I went home and ordered on on line for $19.00 with no tax or shipping and 3 days later it was at my door and has worked flawlessly.
Indeed, Monster Cable has Monster Prices and nothing more.
griff
April 13th, 2008
at 11:11am
Oh crap o.o
I forgot i posted that here ^^;;;
NewJohnny
April 14th, 2008
at 7:56pm
I think it needs to be said more than once
Blackbird
May 19th, 2008
at 9:11pm
I’m so glad you cleared this up for me personally, I’ve often wondered if those more expensive monster cables were really that much better. Was I going to really notice the difference in image quality by getting the more expensive cables? Well now I know, I won’t be buying the DESIGNER ones any longer.
Blackbird