Cables (and the associated prices) - what the hell?

[Drasca]

So what's up with outrageously overpriced cables?

Better marketing preying on an uninformed public. Slap on a coat of gold plating, and you've just become barnem and bailey selling the latest and greatest, upcharging to any fools that pay.

Best Buy's got more advertising, recognition and sellers pushing their junk, while the common store isn't paying for all that.