Monster's new HDMI 1.4

[JimShaw]

I was at BB yesterday talking to an installation tech when he took me to see Monster's new $400.00 1.4 HDMI cable. Makes my $3.50 1.3 seem insignificant.

[mj79]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

I was at BB yesterday talking to an installation tech when he took me to see Monster's new $400.00 1.4 HDMI cable. Makes my $3.50 1.3 seem insignificant.

no.. It makes your 1.3 seem smart, since it wont be able to do anything the 1.3 will be able to do for a few years.. Unless u want to fully take advantage of HT 3D, In which case you would need the 1.4 for dual 1080p viewing... And im sure monoprice will sell 1.4 HDMIs that are easily just as good for under $40

[toef]

Originally Posted by mj79

no.. It makes your 1.3 seem smart, since it wont be able to do anything the 1.3 will be able to do for a few years.. Unless u want to fully take advantage of HT 3D, In which case you would need the 1.4 for dual 1080p viewing... And im sure monoprice will sell 1.4 HDMIs that are easily just as good for under $40

I think I might have a spare sarcasm detector sitting around. Want me to mail it to you?

[bandit29]

400.00 for a cable? Not a bad price...I need 3 of them...maybe 4..

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

I was at BB yesterday talking to an installation tech when he took me to see Monster's new $400.00 1.4 HDMI cable. Makes my $3.50 1.3 seem insignificant.

It was the same insignificant feeling that I had years ago, as a young man, when I approached the pharmacist and asked him for a condom and he handed me an "Extra Large."

[mj79]

Originally Posted by toefer

I think I might have a spare sarcasm detector sitting around. Want me to mail it to you?

See, I can be nice once and a while.... I actually thought he was serious about comparing his to a 1.4 ... Well thats it im going back to sarcasm F*** this nice guy routine

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by bandit29

400.00 for a cable? Not a bad price...I need 3 of them...maybe 4..

It's just to hard to pass up. I had to go get one before the store closed today.

[mj79]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

It was the same feeling that I had years ago, as a young man, when I approached the pharmacist and asked him for a condom and he handed me an "Extra Large."

The fact that HE knew what to give YOU is a little ... well...

[mj79]

Originally Posted by bandit29

400.00 for a cable? Not a bad price...I need 3 of them...maybe 4..

I have 3 of them.. Ill sell them all to you for only $275.. WITH 3D glasses.. They look like 1.3s so dont be alarmed

[toef]

Originally Posted by mj79

See, I can be nice once and a while.... I actually thought he was serious about comparing his to a 1.4 ... Well thats it im going back to sarcasm F*** this nice guy routine

[Teabaggins]

Anyone who pays $400 for a hdmi cable should Carradine themselves with it

[Mr. J]

[Jellybeans]

You can get as good or better cables as the Monster for way cheaper!

400$ for a cable, gimme a break!

Well, if someone wants to overpay for a cable, be my guest but i won't!

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

Anyone who pays $400 for a hdmi cable should Carradine themselves with it

[Banjo]

$400? You'll have to be an idiot to pay that much for a HDMI cable.

[ludawg23]

Originally Posted by Banjo

$400? You'll have to be an idiot to pay that much for a HDMI cable.

sadly enough, there will be plenty of duped consumers who will buy into the hype because they want "the best gear out there"

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by ludawg23

sadly enough, there will be plenty of duped consumers who will buy into the hype because they want "the best gear out there"

100% correct. When I was talking to the BB tech, he was VERY convincing and if I did not know better and was looking for the best for my system, I might have purchased.

[brettallica]

On a serious note, I kind of can't wait until this technology does become the norm. Being able to carry higher-definition media and an ethernet connection is going to be so awesome. The gear that will be built around it will also be pretty sweet. A/V receivers will probably start coming with built-in ethernet hubs (or better yet, full on routers, although I don't know how that will all work as far as interference issues goes). I would love to do away with the extra cables. I currently have one going to each component, so that's a log of extra çrap that could be gone once 1.4 takes off.

I'll probably hold out on making the switch until it can can support gigabit ethernet, but I'm sure with the way technology is going, that won't be long.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

Anyone who pays $400 for a hdmi cable should Carradine themselves with it

lmfao....ya I was stupid spending $100+ for an HDMI cable...now I get decent ones for $10.

[Dsella]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

100% correct. When I was talking to the BB tech, he was VERY convincing and if I did not know better and was looking for the best for my system, I might have purchased.

That's why when you go there, you gotta know a lot about the items, and then argue back with them. They really don't know that much to be honest..

When my aunt was trying to buy a laptop from there, this guy would not stop bugging her about some geek squad remove all this add this blah blah and I just started arguing with him and he was dumbfounded because he had no idea what to say.