I'd like to think of myself as not the biggest idiot in the world and am super-weary of rip-off scams, but know fuckall about electricity, so what you wrote is Greek to me.
Is Monoprice a good place to buy electronics? Is it the new Newegg now that Newegg sucks? Or is it only wholesale? ...And is there actually no difference between the performance of cables/wires when it comes to average consumer needs?
Monoprice is a good place to buy a lot of things, first and foremost ethernet and A/V cables. Some of their other products are good, but it’s a bit of a crapshoot as to which ones are good and which ones aren’t. As always, do a little research beforehand. The New York Times runs a review site, Wirecutter, that is honestly pretty good - they come to a lot of the same conclusions I come to independently, but they’re always going to make lib consumerist recommendations, so take that into account. They won’t recommend used items, or alternatives to major retailers like Amazon, or super privacy- and security-focused stuff, or really add any kind of ethical consideration into things. No ethical consumption, I know, but you can be slightly conscious about where your money goes.
Thanks! Your thinking process while buying stuff definitely rhymes with mine. Impossible to be fully ethical, still need stuff to live life, but fuck Amazon and overpriced shiny shit.
I'd like to think of myself as not the biggest idiot in the world and am super-weary of rip-off scams, but know fuckall about electricity, so what you wrote is Greek to me.
Is Monoprice a good place to buy electronics? Is it the new Newegg now that Newegg sucks? Or is it only wholesale? ...And is there actually no difference between the performance of cables/wires when it comes to average consumer needs?
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This is truth. Cheapo RCA cables don't work for S/PDIF. That's literally the only time I've ever had cable issues, though.
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monoprice is actually a manufacturer, not resale. their whole business model is producing cheap things in-house and undercutting the competition.
Monoprice is a good place to buy a lot of things, first and foremost ethernet and A/V cables. Some of their other products are good, but it’s a bit of a crapshoot as to which ones are good and which ones aren’t. As always, do a little research beforehand. The New York Times runs a review site, Wirecutter, that is honestly pretty good - they come to a lot of the same conclusions I come to independently, but they’re always going to make lib consumerist recommendations, so take that into account. They won’t recommend used items, or alternatives to major retailers like Amazon, or super privacy- and security-focused stuff, or really add any kind of ethical consideration into things. No ethical consumption, I know, but you can be slightly conscious about where your money goes.
Thanks! Your thinking process while buying stuff definitely rhymes with mine. Impossible to be fully ethical, still need stuff to live life, but fuck Amazon and overpriced shiny shit.