Are people really this stupid?

[sobrique]

1.5m of network cable: $499

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp?x=0

It scares me that there might actually be people this stupid in the world.

Comments

[ehrine.livejournal.com]

There are. Footballers and the like who spend stupid ammounts of money on top end hi-fi and home cinema kit, who often assume that a large pricetag clearly means it's better.

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20080621

[erjholton.livejournal.com]

But but it's "proprietary ultra premium" network cable!!! And for optimal performance, don't forget to have the electrons flowing in the direction of the arrows!

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Yes, it's one of the saddest things I've seen a company advertise in a long while. El 'Reg covered it a bit back; it's still funny to reread the Amazon comments about it.

[syntheticbrain.livejournal.com]

Don't forget there are a lot more slightly stupid people.

Fancy an hdmi cable from Currys? Only £80...

[thepsion5.livejournal.com]

I love how they put extra shielding on a 1.5 meter cable.

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

Sadly there are really people out there who will hand-on-heart claim that they can tell the difference in the signal quality - even when the signal is digital! Emperor's New Clothes?