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02-07-2005, 07:12 PM
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accessories4less.com has AR Pro series II for cheap. Pro series one is even cheaper. They are very good quality. I would doubt you would notice a difference
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02-08-2005, 12:28 PM
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BlueJeans will blow any Monster cable out of the water. It's like comparing a Paradigm speaker system to Bose...
I have quite a few of these cables and couldn't be happier. I myself have also had a number of Monster cables before BlueJeans came along. Trust me, you won't go wrong with BJ and their customer service is the best on the Net.
Good Luck!
Once again, the Bulls have let me down...
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02-08-2005, 12:29 PM
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www.partsexpress.com also carries AR as well as some others. I like AC4L though, I've bought plenty of stuff from them.
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would they blow Monster's top of the line cable out of the water or match it (Quality, not price of course)
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I compared Monster's video cables to another more expensive cable and it looked exactly the same. It actually required no adjustments in my calibration, so I kept the Monster Cable.
"The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain
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02-08-2005, 02:17 PM
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John,
Agreed. I should have specified "in terms of value."
Once again, the Bulls have let me down...
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02-08-2005, 05:23 PM
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That's what I thought about the Monster Cables.. I can't return the Monster Cables unless I return my TV (Which I am getting close to doing.. Have another post about my TV problem). Any case that's good to know I don't have to replace the Monster's that I bought even though it costed way too much. Oh well, got the TV for a great price.
I have noticed there are a few AR fans here as well as BJ fans. I'll take a look into both of them. I might end up with BJ for custom length if AR doesn't build them to the lengths I need.
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02-08-2005, 08:50 PM
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If you need quality cables at a low price and you care about the appearance (they're going to be visible) you can not beat Blue Jeans. If you are only interested in a cable that will be sufficient to transmit your video signal with 0 loss and perfect image, you can save a lot of money by going with cables from www.cablesforless.com and/or www.trianglecables.com or other suppliers. That's what I'm using for both HDTV and DVD and they're perfect at 50 feet. My brother brought over a $13K 4500 lumen EIKI projector for the Super Bowl (it was great to have most of the lights on and a super-bright picture for my SB party), and 50 feet of Triangle plus 25 more of his pro grade (and inexpensive) cables did the trick perfectly for OTA HDTV. Highly recommended.
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02-08-2005, 10:24 PM
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I would find that hard to believe. There is no way they wouldn't take those back, believe me.
that\'s my story and I\'m stickin\' to it!
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02-09-2005, 04:17 AM
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Oh sorry.. I didn't clarify what I mean I couldn't return them. I bought the TV with a whole bunch of things discounted. They said it was a package price and I can't return the accessories since they discounted the accessories by discounting the TV. Kind of their way of playing with numbers I guess. I'm sure if I pushed on returning them they probably would since I bought so much from them (had bought a Denon 3805 receiver a few days later).
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02-09-2005, 06:12 AM
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Kind of their way of playing with numbers I guess.
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Ahhhhhh, just like that girl in Tijuana  |
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02-09-2005, 10:40 AM
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Another vote for BlueJeans. A friend of mine just bought a 25' component cable from them, and it's a thing of beauty! I was very impressed with their quality for the price.
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02-09-2005, 11:31 AM
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Another good company for the price is Element CableI have tried Bluejean and I think the Element are a little better made also If you want to try something a little more $$ Try Cobalt. Great cables at a fair price, also they are a great company to deal with. Great service and great guarantee
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