oceansoul
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Why do people go crazy over the word "digital"??
e.g. Ive just been flicking through the new Tesco Direct book (as you do) and spotted an ethernet cable, with the word digital slapped on it, and there charging £20!! For a 1.5m cable.
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.209-4826.aspx
I know its QED and they do make quality cables, but still.
Just seems like brands slap the word digital on an item and charge 4 times the price.
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Twiggy
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To much time on your hands 
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John
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I'd like to know the benefits of using that over one that cost 50p.
Always been the same with cables, people are stupid and ignore the fact that in most cases expensive cables make no difference, doesn't seem to have changed now everything is digital and they literally make no difference.
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Recaro1
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I need to start selling cables! buy a cheap one, add a few words like digital, super fast, etc and re-sell it to idiots.
Its like with HDMI cables - stupid people think the expensive ones are gonna be better.
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John
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It didn't even make as much of a difference as people liked to make out with analogue cables, as long as you had a half decent one it was perfect.
It's normally people with more money than sense who then go on forums to make excuses for buying it and how it's so much better than a cheap one.
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Ian
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You'll generally find digital cables in the houses of people who have two buckets in their garage.
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
You'll generally find digital cables in the houses of people who have two buckets in their garage.
also we say digital when people get vision at work, they dont realise it means freeview haha
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ed
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I think they're having a laugh because the fact it says digital on the label means that it should be a cheap cable. It's the analogue stuff that's pricey.
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mattk
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"Turbo" is the same
a mach 3 TURBO for example, Ive seen watches and sunglasses with "turbo" on them
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ed
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I don't think I'd buy sunglasses with turbo written on them 
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Matty SRi
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Maybe if it had a dump valve?
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Kevxx
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quote:
Originally posted by Recaro1
I need to start selling cables! buy a cheap one, add a few words like digital, super fast, etc and re-sell it to idiots.
Its like with HDMI cables - stupid people think the expensive ones are gonna be better.
generally that cable is more expensive for the gold plated connections, home use wouldn't notice much difference, but for data transfer over a network, it'd be better than a cheap cable.
much the same with HDMI, but yes ..£50 cables, who the fuck is stupid enough to pay that
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ed
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You can get USB cables with gold plated terminals. How stupid would you have ti be to buy one of those?
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Kevxx
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
You can get USB cables with gold plated terminals. How stupid would you have ti be to buy one of those?
a usb cable isn't as fast a transfer rate 
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Steve
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i like the way they use the term digital then brag about gold plated connections, like its going to make a difference, any type of cable that sends digital signals will not benefit from gold plated anything
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
You'll generally find digital cables in the houses of people who have two buckets in their garage.
Below the belt
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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oceansoul
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Gold plated terminals......but what about the cores of the wires. There still copper. The cable will only be as effective as its least effective part. If you see what i mean).
I bought a box of ethernet cables. 25 2m cables for £3. There brilliant. Use them for all sorts of "other than normal home stuff" like at work etc etc.
I find its the same with HD now too. They stick a HD lable on and everyone thinks its the best thing since sliced bread.
Might try and sell some old 3.5" floppy disks....they have a High Density "HD" on the lable
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oceansoul
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
To much time on your hands
oh.....and, yes
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ed
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I like it when digital cameras say they take HD pictures. OMG A 1920x1080 PIXEL IMAGE 
[Edited on 26-08-2010 by ed]
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John
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Oxygen free speaker cable 
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ed
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I hate it when oxygen conducts low voltage electricity.
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
I like it when digital cameras say they take HD pictures. OMG A 1920x1080 PIXEL IMAGE
Right, biggest pics in evAr
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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ed
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Actually, I think a lot of HD point and shoot 720p video - which is good for a point and shoot, but saying they take HD photos is boggling. OMG A 1280X720 PHOTO!
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
Gold plated terminals......but what about the cores of the wires. There still copper. The cable will only be as effective as its least effective part. If you see what i mean).
I bought a box of ethernet cables. 25 2m cables for £3. There brilliant. Use them for all sorts of "other than normal home stuff" like at work etc etc.
I find its the same with HD now too. They stick a HD lable on and everyone thinks its the best thing since sliced bread.
Might try and sell some old 3.5" floppy disks....they have a High Density "HD" on the lable
the conductivity isnt really the point but yes you are right
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ed
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Or laptops with HD screens. That's not even impressive.
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