The monoprice cables are coming in at around 1/3 or less of the Blue Jeans, Impact Acc, etc. prices. Is there that much of a difference? I mean, if there is not that much diff, why pay 110-130 for a 25ft. three RCA set when you can get the premium set from m/p for under 25? I don't mind spending it if there is that much of a gain, though.
The Monoprice cables work perfectly. There is no reason whatsoever to buy anything any more expensivejmy350z said:
If you have a low-end system, buy low-end cables from Monoprice. But if you spent $10K+ I think it's definitely worth it to buy cables from Blue Jeans. But I don't think I'd ever buy anything more expensive than Blue Jeans, regardless of the system. I generally try to reserve about 5% of budget for cables.The Dukester said:The monoprice cables are coming in at around 1/3 or less of the Blue Jeans, Impact Acc, etc. prices. Is there that much of a difference? I mean, if there is not that much diff, why pay 110-130 for a 25ft. three RCA set when you can get the premium set from m/p for under 25?
Uh......... why?HiJon89 said:
Because they do perform betterjonnythan said:
They're made from better quality coax with better connectors.
That's a big statement.HiJon89 said:Because they do perform better
No, USB cables are bit-perfect. There are measurable differences between Monoprice and Blue Jeans cables that can become more noticeable with high-end equipment.jonnythan said:
It's really not... cables made to higher standards using better parts perform better.jonnythan said:
HDMI is not bit-perfect? Do Monoprice cables drop more bits than Blue Jeans cables? How many bits do Blue Jeans cables drop?HiJon89 said:
Depends, try using a Monoprice HDMI cable for a 50ft. run, it will drop enough bits for you to get no picture if you try 1080pjonnythan said:
Are you saying that Monoprice cables are only inferior if you're using them on a 50' run for 1080p?HiJon89 said:
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No, but if they can't carry 1080p over 50' but they can over 3', that proves that there is signal degradation even though they are digital, hence the reason to buy Blue Jeans cables with high-end gear.jonnythan said:
That conclusion does not follow the premise in any way whatsoever.HiJon89 said:
Alright, I'll reason it out then. If 1080p doesn't work at 50ft, then the cable can't be transferring the signal exactly. Since the 3ft and 50ft cables use the same cable and connectors, then this degradation must also occur on the 3ft cable, but just to a lesser degree so that the picture still appears. Since Blue Jeans HDMI cables work at 1080p over 50ft and further, it is safe to infer that this degradation occurs to a lesser degree with their cables. Whether this difference in signal degradation is noticeable over short runs is arguable, but if you are spending a lot of money a system I would spend more on the cables to ensure the signal is maintained as much as possible. I hope this clarifies.jonnythan said:
