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Post #22 by Phanguye
Source ForumMacNN
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateSat, 17 Jul 2004 - 20:12
Original URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050523131702/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=220496
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Originally posted by vmpaul:
Phanguye, is there really a difference among these cables. Before I got frustrated and just called my cable company, I went out and bought a replacement cable (thought it went bad).

First I got a RG59, then RG6. I didn't see a RG8 cable. What is that used for?

And secondly, do you know if those Monster cables are really worth the price?


yea sorry... RG6. I haven't installed cable in like 2 summers so a lot of the specific naming conventions have slipped my mind.

Definently get RG6. It is a newwer standard with thicker copper and better shielding.

The monster stuff really isnt worth the price. Just make sure that when you buy cable that is premade that it is RG6 and that the ends are not the cheap ones you find on the really inexpensive cables. Beyond those things, you are just paying for the monster name.