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[jc480]

With respect to the cable shielding, there's the law of diminishing returns.

I run standard cat5 coax through my house (or whatever the standard shielding is) and it seems to work fine. I've got some LONG ASS RUNS...we're talking nearly 100 feet from terminal splitter to the TV. I notice no signal degradation.

You may get a better signal with a hyper-insulated cable. But I would not be surprised that, if you put two TVs side by side utilizing standard and quad shielded cable....you couldn't tell the pictures apart.

But an important feature of your HT is what makes you feel good. Alot of people want "power conditioners" on their electronics...they feel it improves their picture. Others want certain types of HDMI cables or other accessories that are considered "performance".

The point is...there is a placebo effect and some people are more discerning than others.

The average joe 6-pack can buy an LCD generic TV from Walmart and be happy. For most people who visit this site, the same TV would be unacceptable.

If you want to use quad shielded cable because you believe it provides better signal integrity, then do so

Just out of curiosity, how much of a price premium is that over standard?