Monster Cable Scam alive and kicking! - Blu-ray Forum

brett_day · 03-23-2009, 11:10 PM

Check it out!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/m...ys-electronic/

my respect for Frys has diminished now (never had any for monster anyway) after seeing this! Shame on Frys and Monster

jvoorhees · 03-23-2009, 11:13 PM

Thats bloody brutal!!!!

dad2erin · 03-23-2009, 11:32 PM

At least its a monster composite cable.

crazyBLUE · 03-23-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dad2erin

At least its a monster composite cable.

This does not suprise me at all ! In fact I'll bet this crap happens alot !!

Canada · 03-24-2009, 12:30 AM

I only have a two letters that decribe that B.S.

Navster · 03-24-2009, 12:47 AM

wow thats just sad

liquidice · 03-24-2009, 01:49 AM

in this days economy, something tells me these "super aggressive" bogus companies are going to get even more aggressive with their marketing. It's already been declared that most US families will not be splurging on personnal goods as much as they were a year ago, so with the economic state we're in, most companies outside of the catagory of "need", are going to go over-and-beyond to get a consumers attention.

Bluubyu · 03-24-2009, 01:54 AM

I never shop at Fry's, hate that store.

supersix4 · 03-24-2009, 02:06 AM

if its true that monster had them do this I wont buy from them again I get mad enough when people say hdtv isnt worth it ... they probly lose more tv buyers then gain monster wire buyers.

My_Two_Cents · 03-24-2009, 02:14 AM

As much as I can't stand Monster, their pathetic business practices and their ridiculous marketing lies, I'm not too sure they put Frys up to this. If I had to guess, I'd say Frys management thought this one up in order to sell more overpriced Monster crap on which they make serious mark-up profit.

Septimus Prime · 03-24-2009, 02:19 AM

The only thing "monster" about those cables is their price.

Batman1980 · 03-24-2009, 02:23 AM

Wow I hope they didn't dupe too many people with that terrible ad!

brett_day · 03-24-2009, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

As much as I can't stand Monster, their pathetic business practices and their ridiculous marketing lies, I'm not too sure they put Frys up to this. If I had to guess, I'd say Frys management thought this one up in order to sell more overpriced Monster crap on which they make serious mark-up profit.

maybe so in this case, but monster was fined heavily last year for less than legal marketing scams

GunZenBomZ · 03-24-2009, 07:12 PM

The TV industry is basically the same. I've still seen TV's with Full HD & HD Ready on them...that is a conflicting spec!

Oh no the tv industry is producing 1080p (pixel) panels but the TV doesn't have the cpu/chipset to produce 1080p-progrssive scan images.. How convenient.

To many people have been duped into buying TV's that cannot do full hd.

This sad monster scam is pathetic & someone needs to be verbally slapped.

john_1958 · 03-24-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

Check it out!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/m...ys-electronic/

my respect for Frys has diminished now (never had any for monster anyway) after seeing this! Shame on Frys and Monster

all stores set their hdtvs with components which is the real horror

My_Two_Cents · 03-24-2009, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunZenBomZ

The TV industry is basically the same. I've still seen TV's with Full HD & HD Ready on them...that is a conflicting spec!

Oh no the tv industry is producing 1080p (pixel) panels but the TV doesn't have the cpu/chipset to produce 1080p-progrssive scan images.. How convenient.

To many people have been duped into buying TV's that cannot do full hd.

This sad monster scam is pathetic & someone needs to be verbally slapped.

I've never seen nor heard of this (which doesn't mean anything

). Can you provide some examples? Not doubting you, I'm just curious to learn more about these. Thanks.

Joe Cain · 03-24-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunZenBomZ

The TV industry is basically the same. I've still seen TV's with Full HD & HD Ready on them...that is a conflicting spec!

Oh no the tv industry is producing 1080p (pixel) panels but the TV doesn't have the cpu/chipset to produce 1080p-progrssive scan images.. How convenient.

Huh?

"HD Ready" means there's no built-in digital tuner.

VinnAY · 03-24-2009, 07:33 PM

HAHA I had to look at that a couple of times...unreal.
But to Fry's defense, if they're like BB, they have part time schmoes (no offense intended) that are setting up this stuff, could, possibly, be an honest F'up. But given the evidence, hard to see that it's an honest mistake.

Branden · 03-24-2009, 07:42 PM

so is the claim here that HDMI is superior to non-HDMI? or is the claim that Monster is superior to generic?
here's the display. misleading? maybe. an outright lie? no. seems fry's is simply claiming a monster HDMI is superior to a generic composite, which is true.

DIY_HD · 03-24-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by john_1958

all stores set their hdtvs with components which is the real horror

Component, while still analog, is much better than composite. The scam example had only one cable, which has to be composite. Component uses 4-conductor cables.

And there is a difference between component and HDMI. I had a cable box with component video and I had them swap it for an HDMI box. What a difference! It was a significant improvement that anyone could see.

I paid $6.29 for my HDMI cables from MyCableMart.com. The picture was perfect. I bought my TV from BrandSmartUSA. The cable they wanted to sell me was priced at $119.99 (19x more). That's more than just a premium, that's a rip off (a premium is paying 20% more, not 20x more). After all, how much better can you get than a perfect signal?

03-23-2009, 11:10 PM	#1
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Monster Cable Scam alive and kicking! Check it out! http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/m...ys-electronic/ my respect for Frys has diminished now (never had any for monster anyway) after seeing this! Shame on Frys and Monster Last edited by brett_day; 03-23-2009 at 11:13 PM.

03-24-2009, 12:30 AM	#5
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	I only have a two letters that decribe that B.S. Last edited by Canada; 03-24-2009 at 10:09 PM.

03-24-2009, 07:42 PM	#19
Branden Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, Alberta 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:558	so is the claim here that HDMI is superior to non-HDMI? or is the claim that Monster is superior to generic? here's the display. misleading? maybe. an outright lie? no. seems fry's is simply claiming a monster HDMI is superior to a generic composite, which is true. Last edited by Branden; 03-24-2009 at 07:50 PM.

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jvoorhees Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CANADA!	Thats bloody brutal!!!!

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dad2erin Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:south hadley, ma Home Theater Gallery:9	At least its a monster composite cable.

03-24-2009, 12:47 AM	#6
Navster Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Bay Area 510!!! Blu-ray collection:9 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:74	wow thats just sad

03-24-2009, 01:49 AM	#7
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	in this days economy, something tells me these "super aggressive" bogus companies are going to get even more aggressive with their marketing. It's already been declared that most US families will not be splurging on personnal goods as much as they were a year ago, so with the economic state we're in, most companies outside of the catagory of "need", are going to go over-and-beyond to get a consumers attention.

03-24-2009, 01:54 AM	#8
Bluubyu Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Scottsdale, Arizona Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:208	I never shop at Fry's, hate that store.

03-24-2009, 02:06 AM	#9
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	if its true that monster had them do this I wont buy from them again I get mad enough when people say hdtv isnt worth it ... they probly lose more tv buyers then gain monster wire buyers.

03-24-2009, 02:14 AM	#10
My_Two_Cents Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Wherever I may roam.... Home Theater Gallery:40 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:4	As much as I can't stand Monster, their pathetic business practices and their ridiculous marketing lies, I'm not too sure they put Frys up to this. If I had to guess, I'd say Frys management thought this one up in order to sell more overpriced Monster crap on which they make serious mark-up profit.

03-24-2009, 02:19 AM	#11
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	The only thing "monster" about those cables is their price.

03-24-2009, 02:23 AM	#12
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Wow I hope they didn't dupe too many people with that terrible ad!

03-24-2009, 07:12 PM	#14
GunZenBomZ Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Warwickshire, UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:156	The TV industry is basically the same. I've still seen TV's with Full HD & HD Ready on them...that is a conflicting spec! Oh no the tv industry is producing 1080p (pixel) panels but the TV doesn't have the cpu/chipset to produce 1080p-progrssive scan images.. How convenient. To many people have been duped into buying TV's that cannot do full hd. This sad monster scam is pathetic & someone needs to be verbally slapped.

03-24-2009, 07:33 PM	#18
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	HAHA I had to look at that a couple of times...unreal. But to Fry's defense, if they're like BB, they have part time schmoes (no offense intended) that are setting up this stuff, could, possibly, be an honest F'up. But given the evidence, hard to see that it's an honest mistake.

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