[mythtv-users] Maximum length of cables for USB<>Serial DirecTV control?

[Brian Wood]

On Sunday 04 April 2010 05:42:39 pm Yan Seiner wrote:
> Raymond Wagner wrote:
> 
> I'm sure there's a Monster Cable USB cable with depleted uranium
> contacts or some such.  It still won't get you over the spec distance.
> (I just made that up but googled it and it really exists.  Except for
> the depleted uranium stuff, though.)

Were those the ones with the diamond dust impregnated insulation, and the 
conductors of suitable size for mooring the Queen Mary?

I find it hard to believe anyone falls for that sort of crap.

Here's an interesting on on the subject:

http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/the-rip1/