OT - Plasma TV question

"Jose" wrote in message
om...
Yeah, it was a bit of a stretch. But $1500 for high definition is pretty
awesome, considering the crummy stuff that was touted not ten years ago
for twice the price.

No doubt. Too bad it's Sony. You know how some people won't touch
Microsoft software with a 10' pole? I'm like that about Sony products.

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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JohnH wrote:
Can you name an instance where a "Monster cable" IS needed?

As I said earlier, for longer runs low attenuation is more important
and Monster cables are fairly good in this regard, at least they
were last time I checked a few years ago.


It's just wire. There are many MUCH lower cost alternatives.


The same is true with coax cable. You can use RG-59, RG-6 or RG-11,
but if you are running 400' and use RG-59 rather than -11, you'll
likely be an unhappy camper.


Different issue altogether.

How so? Signal attenuation is signal attenuation. It doesn't matter if
the media is one wire, twisted pair, coax or optical fiber.

Composite video on RG58 is fine to well over 100'. 3 and 5 wire RGB formats
have a variety of issues that are unrelated to attenuation.

moo

"Happy Dog" wrote in message
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Composite video on RG58 is fine to well over 100'.

Ahhh... ThinNet Ethernet... I remember it well... After working with the
issues of tapping the ThickNet (i.e. 10Base5) with the vampire taps, the
ThinNet stuff with the screw on BNC connectors was a dream... Always wished
that they had chosen the BNC connectors for A/V equipment instead of the RCA
plugs... At one time, I had my stereo system completely wired with RG-58
with BNC connectors and the BNC to RCA converters... Each cable was exactly
the size that was needed... A very clean looking installation...

"Grumman-581" grumman581

Composite video on RG58 is fine to well over 100'.

Ahhh... ThinNet Ethernet... I remember it well... After working with the
issues of tapping the ThickNet (i.e. 10Base5) with the vampire taps, the
ThinNet stuff with the screw on BNC connectors was a dream... Always
wished
that they had chosen the BNC connectors for A/V equipment instead of the
RCA
plugs... At one time, I had my stereo system completely wired with RG-58
with BNC connectors and the BNC to RCA converters... Each cable was
exactly
the size that was needed... A very clean looking installation...

Huh?

m

"Happy Dog" wrote in message
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Huh?

I guess I'm just showing my age... You probably don't remember anything
before 100BaseT, right?

JohnH wrote:

How so? Signal attenuation is signal attenuation. It doesn't matter
if the media is one wire, twisted pair, coax or optical fiber.


The difference being "monster cable" is just regular wire in a fancy
package; but RF through the improper impedance or sized coax will certainly
cause a loss, regardless of manufacturer.

I've never personally cut one open so you may be right, but I thought
I'd read that the gauge was a fair bit larger in the monster cables than
in many others. I agree that if the wire size is the same, then it
isn't likely to be better, but I'm not sure the wire size is really the
same.

Do you know of any references to where someone has dissected a monster
cable?

Matt

"jwilljr" wrote in message
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Matt Whiting wrote:


Yep, I'd definitely consider a discussion group as the ultimate source of
knowledge.


Matt

Like this one? Sorry I am not going to spend a grand on headsets that may
be worth 300 at the most.

Jerry

Last person I heard say something like that wound up buying a Ford Pinto.

Last person I heard say something like that wound up buying a Ford
Pinto.

And?

Jose wrote:
The DC are the scourge of the earth as far as I am concerned.


Passive can't be beat.

Passive gets throttled every time I turn on my ANR.


I have a pair of DC ANRs and forgot to turn them
on.

Never happened to me.

"Jose" wrote:
The DC are the scourge of the earth as far as I am concerned.

Passive can't be beat. I have a pair of DC ANRs and forgot to turn
them on. I flew three hours before I noticed. Then when I turned the
ANR on, there was another big difference (so it's not that the ANR is
so poor I couldn't tell the difference)

Either your hearing or your ANR must be really bad.