[Info-vax] OT: "HDMI 2.0 cables"

[Hans Vlems]

Op vrijdag 23 januari 2015 00:34:18 UTC+1 schreef Marc Van Dyck:
> MG has brought this to us :
> > What an incredible scam, I noticed that some places are now
> > offering "HDMI 2.0" cables... while those don't even exist.
> >
> > How many people will be suckered into buying imaginary "HDMI
> > 2.0" or "HDMI 4K cables"...?
> >
> > Then people talk about file sharing/piracy, that /that/ is
> > supposedly killing the 'computer industry' (and what-not).
> >
> > If this kind of cutthroat racketeering was what DEC 'lacked'
> > all these years and that's why VMS 'failed', then maybe it
> > should be considered a badge of honor almost.
> >
> >   - MG
> 
> Oh, speaking about cables, just take a look at the audiophile market,
> and you will even find optical fiber cables... with gold-plated
> connectors ! Or USB cables "made specially for music" costing more
> than $2k apiece. I don't blame the industry, why not take advantage
> of that, if there are people naive/idiot enough to buy ?
> 
> -- 
> Marc Van Dyck

There are also shielded fiber optical (audio) cables available :-)
Hans