Scams You Should Know About

This subject has been a hot button with me for quite awhile, mainly because the victims seem to always be family or friends. People who go and buy a nice HDTV from the Best Buys and Circuit City's of the world get taken by the "expensive cables are better" scam. And to this day, I do not believe that the $100 HDMI Monster cable is any better than the $6 HDMI cable that you can find on-line.

But what Gizmo Republic uncovered at a big box store is just all out wrong!!!

This demo for Monster cable shows the "Monster difference" between their cables and a inferior competitors. So why was the competitors image inferior to Monsters image? Because Monster is using an HDMI cable on the left, compared to the composite cables on the right. What blows my mind is how they're getting away with this. Check the quote:

"Monster brand has been running this scam for years. The big box retailers have found outrageously priced accessories to be a good way to recoup profits from the pencil thin profit margins on big ticket consumer electronics like HDTVs."

Please people, don't get sucked into this Monster scam that's been going on for an awful long time.

Monster HDMI Cable Scam [GizmoRepublic via Crunchgear]

Monster Dock: For ipod

If you've ever gone shopping for any type of high end cables for audio or video, I'm sure you're familiar with the company Monster. They have a rep for charging a lot of money for these cables, weather they're worth it or not.

Well they've expanded there forum of expertise by creating a wireless ipod dock. The Monster Wireless Audio Bridge for iPod turns the ipod into a remote control, by snapping into the bottom of the unit. It uses a 2.4GHz wireless system to transmit to your stereo, and Monster claims that it has a 30 foot range.

No word on pricing, but going by the history of this company, I'm going to say it's gonna be expensive. [Crave]