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Originally Posted by slowboy
Data degredation doesn't apply so much to the digital formats. If you miss a bit because of a bad disc or cable, no big deal. I can't believe Best Buy can sell their GOLD USB cables when it doesn't matter for digital protocols.
I am drunk, just in case that didn't make sense...
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It means a lot, if it's actual important data that you are trying to save, not just a video or music file.
The gold USB cables are like the extremely overpriced HDMI cables, which are also digital and just like a USB cable where a $5 one will perform no worse than a $200 one.