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05-10-2023, 07:36 PM
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I am just wondering which monster cables and going to be best for digitizing vhs.
I am looking at
an s-video av kit cable set
an s-video 400 cable
Some monster audio cables
I thought about either getting the av kit or the s-video 400 cable and the audio cables.
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05-11-2023, 03:55 AM
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They are all buuilt to standard, just pick the shortest. Don't go over 3ft unless needed.
https://www.youtube.com/@Capturing-Memories/videos
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05-11-2023, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by latreche34
They are all buuilt to standard, just pick the shortest. Don't go over 3ft unless needed.
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The standard being anything other than the super thin dollar store cables.
Monster Cable is 99.9% overpriced, overhyped, over promised marketing.
The reasons are discussed here: https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/vid...deo-cable.html
https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/vid...eo-cables.html
As stated, stick with the shortest cabled you can. And don't pay more than $5-10.
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05-11-2023, 09:43 AM
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Overpriced 3 decades ago, not anymore. that's why obsolete brand cables are recommended now. This is the best time to stock on S-Video Monster cables, Get it while you can.
https://www.youtube.com/@Capturing-Memories/videos
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05-11-2023, 10:48 AM
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Do not buy Monster. Quality is very subpar, and the headers are often too fat.
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05-11-2023, 11:14 AM
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I disagree, based on personal experience. Top quality cables, the best analog cables I've seen in the idustry.
https://www.youtube.com/@Capturing-Memories/videos
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05-11-2023, 11:21 AM
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Amazon has Monster s-video for $20 (expensive) for a 6-foot run. The headers are too fat and death grippy, and the cables are stiff. Quality cables are half that ($10), and crap cables are a quarter ($5)
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05-11-2023, 12:27 PM
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I have an HDMI cable that’s like that. It works well but you can’t plug it I to some stuff because the ends are soo wide and it is tough to unplug and plug in. I could see it being rough on ports your pulling it in and out of. Also it’s super stiff. Most expensive HDMI I ever bought.
Anyways if you were going to buy new cables what would be your thought process?
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05-11-2023, 01:02 PM
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I thought that bad cable choices might add grain to the video. I got this idea about monster cables from the guide.
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05-11-2023, 01:44 PM
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These should be good but I haven't tried them.
Pearstone used to make some good cables but they seem to be out of production.
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