Seems to me he has a vested interest in flogging these things. After all, Noel Lee convinced lots of recording studios to re-wire their facilities with Monster Cable.
Look, if you want a little light in the room, fine. I understand. I keep a small lamp on a dimmer in the corner of my room so I have just barely enough light to find the remote control. But to purchase a dedicated light for such purposes strikes me as absurd. And in the examples Club Neon posted, the best-looking image is the one with the lights off. In the bottom image, I find the venetian blinds and stuff below the TV to be distracting.
