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If you have a 4k TV, I would recommend a PS4 Pro. At least that one improves your experience for gaming.

If you have a 4k TV, I would recommend a PS4 Pro. At least that one improves your experience for gaming.

The S can handle 4k VIDEO PLAYBACK. It does jack shit for games.

The S can handle 4k VIDEO PLAYBACK. It does jack shit for games.

Amazing! Crap console which can’t compete has price slashed to try to remain relevant! I haven’t seen a sale like this since...since...oh yeah, when MS was trying to sell people Windows Phones!

Amazing! Crap console which can’t compete has price slashed to try to remain relevant! I haven’t seen a sale like…

No thanks. I just replace my last remnant of MS tech with a new Chromebook Plus. Glad to see the last of MS in my house, and it will be a cold day in hell before I go back!

No thanks. I just replace my last remnant of MS tech with a new Chromebook Plus. Glad to see the last of MS in my…

a “trick” huh? Not “One weird trick”? Come on...your headlines are getting too damn clickbaity lately!

Actually, again, I have...and again, I have worked in the CE industry (at FAR more reputable shops than Best Buy) for over 20 years. But keep thinking you are the industry expert bub, I am sure that will work out for you. In any case, I have better things to do with my time than educate someone who’s personal biases…

smh...ignorance.

Not true at all. The human eye can discern FAR more than 480p. The main caveat is that it depends greatly on the distance you are viewing at and the size of the screen. But you CAN see the difference between UHD/4k and 1080p on a 65" screen from up to 8ft away.

Also, there IS a difference in USB 2.0 and 3.0 cables...namely, SHIELDED conductors in the 3.0 cables. Here, educate thyself!

Yes, I am aware...but good luck replicating this with HDMI.

I am fully educated on the subject...it’s pretty obvious you are not, however.

No, it wont, for the reasons I just specified. It’s OK, I understand you speak from ignorance and a complete lack of understanding of the technology involved.

I would LOVE to see you try to build an HDMI cable out of coathangers (19 conductors, by the way). Let me know how that works out for you.

Again, just because it’s “digital” does NOT mean that 100% of the data get’s from point A to point B! There is no provision in the HDMI spec for resending erroneous data, unlike TCP/IP. When you send data over the internet, each packet is checked, and if there are errors, retransmitted. HDMI is like drinking from a…

No, I won’t “trust you” because your information is totally wrong. By the way, there IS a difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0. Look it up if you don’t believe me, the specs are freely available.

You are both right and wrong here. You are right that a “well constructed” cable from 2005 SHOULD work...but they often do NOT with newer standards. The main reason is that many cables went to an ACTIVE design (with a built in repeater/signal re-generator)...often referred to as “Redmere” technology, these chips…

I am far from uneducated. I have been in the CE industry for over 20 years and have experience selling Monster as well as several other high end brands of cables. I will say your explanation of digital is simplistic, and frankly, wrong. Yes digital is “on or off”, but there is no acknowlegement sent back from the…

Agreed! I am not arguing that they aren’t selling mainly based on marketing, or that they aren’t overpriced...but I will say that if you ever have problems with one of their products, their customer service is outstanding!

You are correct that they are often no better than cheaper brands...but to paint ALL cables that are higher priced with the same brush is inaccurate. The only way to really, REALLY know if a cable is good or not is to have it tested with a specialized HDMI tester. I have seen $200 HDMI cables fail and I have seen…