Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat
Tell me, Skeptic how many products do you buy solely on the basis of DBT testing? Do you choose your macaroni and cheese based upon DBTs? How about the car you drive? How about that new video camcorder? The new leather couch for the den? How about your new winter parka? Perhaps your house? How about the cola that you drink? What are the DBT results between Fruit of the Loom underwear and Jockey? Are you so insecure in your judgement that you require corroboration by means of verification by the masses?

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Real test results are useful in making descisions. When I buy a car, i can't drive every model. I have to rely heavily on reviews and specs, then narrow my field to a couple. As an aside, it's a shame that car dealers make shopping for and buying a car such a painful experience that I can hardly stand visiting a few without being exhausted. However, this is really not a good analogy because cars and houses are obviously different from each other, whereas cables have not really been established so from a audible standpoint. Also, you are talking about preference which is different from making a choice based on performance. If you are choosing mac and cheese there is no question of performance. You choose based on the box or taste or whatever. But, what if the makers of mac and cheese implied that their product would make you perform better in the sack and had testimonials from once impotent men who can now please all night? Would that influence purchase? No proof, but if you actually bought it to give it a try, you might actually feel that the fallacious claim was true due to placebo effect. Not so different from what is given in these cable ads.