10-21-2007, 05:15 AM
Quote:I need a DVI cable for a LCD monitor. My local Best Buy sells what I need for $96.99. Circuit City sells what I need for $119.99.
How the hell do they determine those prices? There is no way that a 6' cable designed to carry a bunch of ones and zeros is worth a hundred bucks. I'll stick with my free VGA cable, thank you very much.
Enter MonoPrice
How can MonoPrice sell and (presumably) make a profit from selling the exact same cable that Best Buy does at 5% of the cost? Keep in mind that this is a DVI cable that carries a digital signal. There is no way that anyone can argue that an expensive DVI cable carries a better digital signal versus a cheap one. It either works or it doesn't. This ain't analog.
So what's up with outrageously overpriced cables?
I have the same question. The 'better signal' argument makes a lot of sense to me when we're in the realm of analog signals. But a digital signal is at its most basic a set of ones and zeros. So as long as the signal gets there in a easily decipherable manner, I don't see why some cables are 5$ or 100$.
Please if anyone could educate me on my misunderstanding of digital signals, I'm all ears. Because right now my logic fails to explain how the 100$ cable is > than the 5$, except in terms of its price.
Cheers,
Munk