Monster Cable: Monster Price, Monster Legal Department

If you are an avid electronics consumer, you are well aware of Monster Cable Products, as they are sold at many leading retailers throughout the nation, such as Best Buy and Radio Shack.  If you’ve ever bought a TV or audio system at one of those fine establishments, it was likely that the sales associates tried to upsell you on some Monster Cables to go with your purchase.  Chances are you probably freaked out when you saw the price tag.  So how Monster are the cables?  Do they blow away the competition of other HDMI cables that don’t have the “Monster” name or price??

Frankly, the products of Monster Cable are not bad.  They actually are of decent quality, and get the job done when they need to.  However, considering that their prices are at least six to seven times the price of an average, “no-name” HDMI cable (See our prices for comparison here), it is hard to justify prices such as this. For this premium, you must think you are getting the Ferrari/Gucci of HDMI cables.  According to EngadgetHD, the performance between those and Monster Cable were very negligble.
The Truth About Monster Cable, Part 2

So why so much for a Monster Cable?  Apparently, retailers like that nice tidy margin.
Monster Cables, Monster Ripoff: 80% Markups

For an average buyer, there is a difference between component and HDMI, as HDMI is the newest technology with better sound and picture qualities.  However, these Monster displays at Fry’s Electronics are short selling the unknowing consumer:
In-store demo compares Monster HDMI interconnect to composite cable
Monster “HDMI Difference” scam still kickin’ in Fry’s Electronics

How can a company sink to a new low?  Consider the fact that if your company has “Monster” in the name, you have probably heard from Monster Cable’s legal department.
Monster Cable learns nothing, sues Monster Transmission

The verdict?

We’ll let you decide if Monster Cables are worth it for your money. However, when deceptive tactics are used to sell products, you have to wonder if the premium is really worth it in this case.

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