Because the truth would come out. I'm pretty sure my 16$ Radio shack Optical TOS cable is just as good as a 50$ Monster TOS cable. But, I don't own a testing lab so I can't prove anything. I wish someone would do that experiment.
Read more carefully: I said optical . The point was not the supposed quality of the cable, but rather the use - Optical Cables (or even Coax) for DTS or DD, or other high performance audio, vs. standard 2 channel stereo. I agree - 50$ for a 6 foot cable is nutso, but that wasn't my argument. You have a small percentage of people who consider themselves "A/V snobs" and want what they think is ths best and comprehend the difference between bleeding edge technology and low grade. Lots of people just plug in stuff, and it they see a picture and it makes noise, they declare that "it works" and that is it. They never know if the DTS cabable DVD player is actually using it. Just like many won't know if they are getting downgraded in Digital TV. Back to the original point - no backlash against Hollywood, MPAA, the Gov't, etc.
"I don't know where this will all end, but there's going to be some serious backlash if this keeps up. Consumers will NOT tolerate this kind of abuse.
There will be little to no backlash. I'm guessing that the large bulk of TV consumers in this country will have no idea that they are being screwed. While the/. crowd is obviously tech savy, there are so many people who will just have no idea. Walk through Best Buy some day and just watch - look at the CRAP people buy. For ever person you see buying TOS link monster cables for her high end A/V setup, you'll see 20 people asking for RCA cables. Most people couldn't tell you for sure if they were using Dolby Digital or DTS at home for DVD's - I'm betting that most people won't have any idea that they are getting 480p instead of 1080i/720p. And those of us who know about and are outraged by the DVI/content flag fiasco - we will be grouped into the "pirate" catagory and dismissed by the likes of the "Senator from Disney".
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Because the truth would come out. I'm pretty sure my 16$ Radio shack Optical TOS cable is just as good as a 50$ Monster TOS cable. But, I don't own a testing lab so I can't prove anything. I wish someone would do that experiment.
Read more carefully: I said optical . The point was not the supposed quality of the cable, but rather the use - Optical Cables (or even Coax) for DTS or DD, or other high performance audio, vs. standard 2 channel stereo. I agree - 50$ for a 6 foot cable is nutso, but that wasn't my argument. You have a small percentage of people who consider themselves "A/V snobs" and want what they think is ths best and comprehend the difference between bleeding edge technology and low grade. Lots of people just plug in stuff, and it they see a picture and it makes noise, they declare that "it works" and that is it. They never know if the DTS cabable DVD player is actually using it. Just like many won't know if they are getting downgraded in Digital TV. Back to the original point - no backlash against Hollywood, MPAA, the Gov't, etc.
There will be little to no backlash. I'm guessing that the large bulk of TV consumers in this country will have no idea that they are being screwed. While the /. crowd is obviously tech savy, there are so many people who will just have no idea. Walk through Best Buy some day and just watch - look at the CRAP people buy. For ever person you see buying TOS link monster cables for her high end A/V setup, you'll see 20 people asking for RCA cables. Most people couldn't tell you for sure if they were using Dolby Digital or DTS at home for DVD's - I'm betting that most people won't have any idea that they are getting 480p instead of 1080i/720p. And those of us who know about and are outraged by the DVI/content flag fiasco - we will be grouped into the "pirate" catagory and dismissed by the likes of the "Senator from Disney".