My most gullible momentSomeone once told me that gullible wasn't in the dictionary and I went, "yeah yeah ha ha" but when they were gone that didn't stop me checking. What was YOUR most gullible moment? Zero points for buying an icon on b3ta.
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rob, Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:33)
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Monster CablesI bought a plasma telly today and the sales chappy was quite insistent that I would not get the best out of my new acquisition unless I forked out for Monster Cables. Telly was $1400 and the HDMI Monster Cable he strongly recommended was around $300. I cant recall the exact price as I had switched off at that stage, having listened as he showed me the $750 cable which, he kindly explained, was superfluous to my needs. But the one at around half the price... a must have.
I am afraid I had to tell him I consider Monster Cables to be the biggest scam going and my preference would be for him to stop treating me like a muppet and in return I would stop thinking of him as a prick.
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enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 23 Aug 2008, 12:57,
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Big fat copper is all you needI use 30 amp cooker cable. Works a treat and is as cheap as you like.
The even bigger scam than the multi-fibre double PTFE coated blah blah stuff is the/ cable they claim is DIRECTIONAL. For an AC signal? Fuck off.
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Monster cables?Never heard of them - what are they?
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@ConkersMonster (http://www.monstercable.com/) are a scum of the earth company who make vastly overpriced unnecessarily gold plated cables for home theater buyers who don't know any better.
*clicks for not falling for it!*
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My favouriteis when they put gold plated connectors on TOSLINK optical cables.
That gold plating is sure going to help the cable to conduct light.
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Mystery_Bob, Sun 24 Aug 2008, 4:40,
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Yup, it's bollocksNew Scientist's Feedback page ran a story about a similar thing a couple of weeks back.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Sun 24 Aug 2008, 16:25,
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CoathangersSome further reading for those who dont know of the Monster Cable issue:
www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/audiophile_deathmatch_monster_cables_vs_a_coat_hanger-2.html
www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/
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enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 25 Aug 2008, 10:34,
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