... [snip ... I've noticed a wide variation
in pricing for cables depending on whether they are intended for
composite video, audio or component video (even though all are the same
brand and appear identical). Anyone know if there is really a difference
or is this just marketing???
The cost difference between a "fair" audio cable with medium capacitance
per foot and "good" shielding and a "good" video cable with low capacitance
and "good" shielding should be less than a factor of two. A typical _cost_
for such a cable in the US would be about $3, with a typical _price_ of up
to $10 (for a typical 6-foot cable). There is no advantage for an Apple
user to use a more expensive cable. Such a "median" cable is shielded
better than the Apple II or the monitor is. ;-)
Just about any inexpensive cable intended for video and not too long
will work as well as any cable in existence for your application.
-michael