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jayn_j, sorry I am late getting back to you had a busy weekend “jayn_j,” “Sigh. You are seriously misquoting me.” I did ? please list that ? or is it more of the tangle webs getting in the way ??? “jayn_j,” “I am not arguing against $4 cables. I have never argued against $4...

"jayn_j" "Tryinghard, I know I should just walk away from this one, but I can't let this be the last word, as others may misunderstand. You know you are right, and there is probably little I can say to change your opinion here." I am right, NOT because I invented the Spec for HDMI cable, the...

“jayn_j” “Uh, what the heck is your problem, tryinghard? “ Not a damn thing, I don’t have the problem, jayn_j “jayn_j” “If a cable meets spec, you should be confident it will work in the application. Unfortunately the spec doesn't extend to long runs, which is why this discussion...

What the hell was I thinking ??? Damn and here I thought when a specification is written and followed its a closed case ? What the hell was I thinking ??? As long as the said cable is “in-spec” it will perform the task, Damn the things one picks up off the web ? I better get my...

Sorry about the late reply very busy and my keyboard crapped out !!! [tryinghard] [THE FUTURE WORLD AND REAL WORLD IS ALREADY HERE] "Ilya" "Exactly!" What do you mean "Exactly" ? what are you talking about ? my comment was on your test lab that made a big deal out of testing hdmi...

"tryhard" "hdmi is a specification with a Spec it's almost impossible to have a bad cable." "Ilya" "Sure, if the cable truly meets the specs, then it should work. That's what the specs are for." Now that is progress "Ilya" "I am just showing you an example that if a manufacturer...

specification "Ilya" "If you are stating that all HDMI cables are all exactly the same, then I disagree. And I have explained why." I am not stating that at all, I am putting up what others have stated, hdmi is a specification with a Spec it's almost impossible to have a bad cable...

HDMI cables are created equal "Ilya" "It's not that simple." Sorry I believe it is that simple a cable spec is a cable spec I deal with that a few times a year, I don't care who makes a cable if it is under a cable spec that covers our current instrumentation maker we use then it works...

“Ilya” Thanks for your feed back, I guess I should have put in the original post “ up too a length of cable,” here I was thinking about the general lengths of 3 to 6 ft, I would like to interject something here and believe me I am not coming down on Monoprice cables there are just as many on...

“KAB” “That's why most of us have been buying from monoprice.com for some time.” I posted it because, there is still a lot of people who still buy into a better video and audio with HDMI cables that costing upward to $100, still a lot of people out there believing if it cost more it must...

HDMI cheap cables Since this is a tip “Theater Advice, Tips and Discussion” I have seen many fallen into the HDMI cable trap of buying big money HDMI cables in stores mostly after buying HD equipment, or someone listening to their expert friend, it’s sad ! Please keep this in mind when...

Is your coax "Quad Shield Coax Cable" if not might be worth trying, lots more shielding. cj

Newbie thinking of putting up you HDTV AT9 Dish ? Think twice or Forget it ! <”Bob”> <”Who recommends a dual reading meter? I read the manual over and over with no mention of a dual meter. The instructions seem to be written for a single meter and I don’t see how a dual would work with an...

Newbie thinking of putting up you HDTV AT9 Dish ? Think twice or Forget it ! dbthurman <"Just make sure your mast is level"> That just might be the number one problem with many self-installs : -) I am not surprise you got a signal but from the video the alignment between the two...

First off I am not a installer but I did a decent job installing my 2 LNB dish, when a DirecTV installer drop off my HD20 and AT9 Dish, I told him I would install it later since it will be a few months till I get HD, I made sure the HD20 would work on my two LNB phase II dish before hand. (my...