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Subject: Re: [OM] HDDs & BU [was OT - new monitor setup]
From: Paul Braun <cygnus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:59:14 -0600
Ken Norton wrote:
>> Depending on where you buy, a 6' HDMI cable can run $50 - $90.  It's a
>> frickin' cable!
> 
> 
> I work in the telephone industry where we can send OC-192 / 10G through
> hundreds of miles of ancient fiber-optic cables that have been spliced so
> many times that the lasers almost shut down from the reflections.  We can
> also send 100mbps of data over a mile long pair of twisted copper wires
> dating back to the '60s. I really have a hard time believing that a "Monster
> Cable" HDMI cable is going to improve the signal any.
> 
> AG
I buy my hdmi and component cables at the local electronics store. 
Generic brand, about 1/4 the cost of the Monster snake oil.

Images on my 60" sony XBR2 look just fine, thank you.

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