Steven
03-05-2005, 08:19 AM
"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:3aahf3F62qgbjU1@individual.net...
>
> "Poxy"
> >A friend was at Harvey Normans the other day, purchasing a plasma screen
> >TV.
> > After they'd negotiated the price - about $4,400 for an LG highish-res
> > panel, the sales guy then suggested they purchase a special component
> > cable
> > for hooking up their DVD player to the screen to achieve the best
quality
> > from their new screen.
> >
> > For demonstration, he switched the panel to split-screen mode showing
the
> > same DVD title playing on each half, but connected by different cables.
He
> > was attempting to imply that the marked difference between the two
images
> > was due to the use of a "Monster" brand component video cable on one
> > input.
> > My friend gave me a call at the time and explained what the sales guy
was
> > trying to say, and commented that the Monster side had better detail in
> > the
> > blacks and looked better than the other half. I told her that it sounded
> > like a scam and hold off for the moment - she could always purchase it
at
> > a
> > later date, as he wasn't offering any great deal on the cable.
> >
> > Subsequently, I worked out that they had hooked up the component output
of
> > the DVD player to one side, and the composite output to the other, and
was
> > then trying to claim that the improved picture was purely due to the
> > Monster
> > brand cable.
> >
> > This strikes me as a blatantly dishonest and misleading demonstration -
> > the
> > salesman never stated that the difference in quality was largely (if not
> > entirely) due to the alternative signal format, rather he misrepresented
> > the
> > comparison with the goal of selling an obscenely overpriced cable of
> > dubious
> > benefit over a base-quality component cable.
> >
> > Why? The 1m Monster cable costs $270.
> >
> > Methinks a call to the ACCC is in order.
> >
>
>
> ** Fake demonstrations have been standard practice for sales charlatans
for
> centuries - door to door vacuum cleaner salesmen had them perfected over
> 50 years ago. Almost any hi-fi salesman is expert at the art of creating
> biased and false demonstrations.
>
> The resident charlatan on aus.hi-fi is Trevor Wilson - but he is a rank
> amateur compared to the reptiles in shiny suits that lurk in the posh,
> up-market stores.
>
> Monster is just about the smoothest con ever - a blatant, right in your
> face scam.
>
> If a shop even sells Monster Cables - I suggest you simply walk out.
>
> Maybe tell the manager why first - if you have the nerve to.
>
>
>
>
> .......... Phil
Thank you for finally providing a fairly close to realistic answer--finally
The 300-post farce you were responsible for creating 21- 25 March was of the
quality for nomination for some award.
news:3aahf3F62qgbjU1@individual.net...
>
> "Poxy"
> >A friend was at Harvey Normans the other day, purchasing a plasma screen
> >TV.
> > After they'd negotiated the price - about $4,400 for an LG highish-res
> > panel, the sales guy then suggested they purchase a special component
> > cable
> > for hooking up their DVD player to the screen to achieve the best
quality
> > from their new screen.
> >
> > For demonstration, he switched the panel to split-screen mode showing
the
> > same DVD title playing on each half, but connected by different cables.
He
> > was attempting to imply that the marked difference between the two
images
> > was due to the use of a "Monster" brand component video cable on one
> > input.
> > My friend gave me a call at the time and explained what the sales guy
was
> > trying to say, and commented that the Monster side had better detail in
> > the
> > blacks and looked better than the other half. I told her that it sounded
> > like a scam and hold off for the moment - she could always purchase it
at
> > a
> > later date, as he wasn't offering any great deal on the cable.
> >
> > Subsequently, I worked out that they had hooked up the component output
of
> > the DVD player to one side, and the composite output to the other, and
was
> > then trying to claim that the improved picture was purely due to the
> > Monster
> > brand cable.
> >
> > This strikes me as a blatantly dishonest and misleading demonstration -
> > the
> > salesman never stated that the difference in quality was largely (if not
> > entirely) due to the alternative signal format, rather he misrepresented
> > the
> > comparison with the goal of selling an obscenely overpriced cable of
> > dubious
> > benefit over a base-quality component cable.
> >
> > Why? The 1m Monster cable costs $270.
> >
> > Methinks a call to the ACCC is in order.
> >
>
>
> ** Fake demonstrations have been standard practice for sales charlatans
for
> centuries - door to door vacuum cleaner salesmen had them perfected over
> 50 years ago. Almost any hi-fi salesman is expert at the art of creating
> biased and false demonstrations.
>
> The resident charlatan on aus.hi-fi is Trevor Wilson - but he is a rank
> amateur compared to the reptiles in shiny suits that lurk in the posh,
> up-market stores.
>
> Monster is just about the smoothest con ever - a blatant, right in your
> face scam.
>
> If a shop even sells Monster Cables - I suggest you simply walk out.
>
> Maybe tell the manager why first - if you have the nerve to.
>
>
>
>
> .......... Phil
Thank you for finally providing a fairly close to realistic answer--finally
The 300-post farce you were responsible for creating 21- 25 March was of the
quality for nomination for some award.