Ennsio
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Has anybody ordered component cable from monoprice.com? Their prices are so much lower than anywhere else that I've looked, so I was wondering if the quality is much lower, or if there is something significant missing from the cables' construction.
For example, prices for a 6ft component cable are:
Premium - $12.54
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=
Standard - $4.21
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=
Specs on Premium cable:
PREMIUM 6FT 3-RCA Component Video RG-6 18AWG 75Ohm CL2 Rated Cable
# Specifications: Color Coded: Green, Red and Blue
# Triple heavy-duty super shielded RG-6/U coaxial cables to maximum signal transfer and minimize interference.
# Gold plated RCA plugs to improve conductivity.
# Color coded and labelled for the luminance (Y) and chrominance (Pr, Pb) Signals.
# Solid center conductor: 18 AWG (1*1.02) Super shielding: 120 % aluminum foil + 9*16/0.12 TINNED COPPER Braid
# Fully molded construction. Excellent quality.
Anywhere else that I have looked for component cable has priced them around the $50 mark, including bluejeanscable, Monster (obviously overpriced), and Bestbuy's in store brand, Rocketfish.
I am looking at getting component cable for my DVD player, as I am currently running it on S-Video. My tv is a 27" JVC CRT with one component input, one S-video, and three composite inputs. I also have a PS2, which I have running into the tv in the component input as the PS2 component cable was far cheaper than a regular component cable for the DVD player. All audio from the DVD player and PS2 player is going into my Denon AVR 786, and I have digital audio coming from the DVD player. If I upgrade the DVD player from S-Video to component, it would require two cables - one from the DVD player to the receiver, and then one from the receiver to the tv (I would then plug PS2 video into the receiver).
I would like to upgrade my picture quality on DVDs from S-Video to component if it is cheap enough, but did not think it was worth it at $100 for the two cables. With the $24 price at monoprice, it becomes much more feasible, so I just wanted to check if anybody can see a reason why these cables are so cheap, and if there is some reason that this is too good to be true. One point to keep in mind is that I will not be upgrading to an HDTV anytime soon, as we are planning on moving overseas in a couple years.
For example, prices for a 6ft component cable are:
Premium - $12.54
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=
Standard - $4.21
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=
Specs on Premium cable:
PREMIUM 6FT 3-RCA Component Video RG-6 18AWG 75Ohm CL2 Rated Cable
# Specifications: Color Coded: Green, Red and Blue
# Triple heavy-duty super shielded RG-6/U coaxial cables to maximum signal transfer and minimize interference.
# Gold plated RCA plugs to improve conductivity.
# Color coded and labelled for the luminance (Y) and chrominance (Pr, Pb) Signals.
# Solid center conductor: 18 AWG (1*1.02) Super shielding: 120 % aluminum foil + 9*16/0.12 TINNED COPPER Braid
# Fully molded construction. Excellent quality.
Anywhere else that I have looked for component cable has priced them around the $50 mark, including bluejeanscable, Monster (obviously overpriced), and Bestbuy's in store brand, Rocketfish.
I am looking at getting component cable for my DVD player, as I am currently running it on S-Video. My tv is a 27" JVC CRT with one component input, one S-video, and three composite inputs. I also have a PS2, which I have running into the tv in the component input as the PS2 component cable was far cheaper than a regular component cable for the DVD player. All audio from the DVD player and PS2 player is going into my Denon AVR 786, and I have digital audio coming from the DVD player. If I upgrade the DVD player from S-Video to component, it would require two cables - one from the DVD player to the receiver, and then one from the receiver to the tv (I would then plug PS2 video into the receiver).
I would like to upgrade my picture quality on DVDs from S-Video to component if it is cheap enough, but did not think it was worth it at $100 for the two cables. With the $24 price at monoprice, it becomes much more feasible, so I just wanted to check if anybody can see a reason why these cables are so cheap, and if there is some reason that this is too good to be true. One point to keep in mind is that I will not be upgrading to an HDTV anytime soon, as we are planning on moving overseas in a couple years.