JohnH wrote:
Can you name an instance where a "Monster cable" IS needed?

As I said earlier, for longer runs low attenuation is more important
and Monster cables are fairly good in this regard, at least they
were last time I checked a few years ago.


It's just wire. There are many MUCH lower cost alternatives.


The same is true with coax cable. You can use RG-59, RG-6 or RG-11,
but if you are running 400' and use RG-59 rather than -11, you'll
likely be an unhappy camper.


Different issue altogether.

How so? Signal attenuation is signal attenuation. It doesn't matter if
the media is one wire, twisted pair, coax or optical fiber.


Matt