HDMI Cables............

[Ratt Trader]

While framing/drywalling in my basement, I ran a couple 25 foot HDMI cables as part of a future home theater. After seeing how expensive the Monster/name brand cables were, I grabbed a couple cheapo's off eBay for around $15/piece. Was that a big mistake? They were rated for 1080p.

[King_Nothing]

While framing/drywalling in my basement, I ran a couple 25 foot HDMI cables as part of a future home theater. After seeing how expensive the Monster/name brand cables were, I grabbed a couple cheapo's off eBay for around $15/piece. Was that a big mistake? They were rated for 1080p.

I was almost duped into getting the Monster cables as well. I am only using the HDMI cables for my PS3. I bought the official Sony PS3 HDMI Cables and have had no problems.

[maidencolorado]

No, not a mistake. Monster Cable shit is all over-rated and overpriced. Can't say I've got a top of the line A/V system, but it is far from bottom of the line. My brother in law is one of those people who has to have everything name brand, so he got Monster Cable. We ran a side by side blind test with his $80 Monster Cable HDMI and my $10 Phillips HDMI, no noticeable difference for either of us.

I worked retail, selling audio and video components for a while, it was amazing how much time and effort Monster Cable put into "educating" us as to how superior their products were. Then we hooked up a metal coat hanger to a pair of speakers, and the Monster Cable rep couldn't tell the difference. There is an insane profit margin in their line, that's why it is pushed so hard.

[King_Nothing]

^^^^
The sales support at Best Buy and Future Shop practically have sex with those Monster Cables, it makes me sick.
The set they tried selling me was $120, compared to the Sony PS3 ones (that also came with an extra USB Cable to charge controller) for $35.

[slayerdiabolus]

HDMI cable prices and "quality" don't matter. The signal is digital so as StageFrightLive said above, either the signal is there or it isn't. There is no deterioration in quality like what happens with analogue stuff where picture and audio quality depends on the quality of the material used in the cable

[JusticeIsDone]

Well when i bought my Sharp 42inch i was looking for a HD player but they were to expencive for my pocket at that time.
Then i have conected my PC to my sharp with a HDMI kabel so i could watch the TS files, i needded at least 10 meters of cable.

Because the Monster HDMI cables of that length kost allot of $, i bought myself a sheaper version about €100,- .
I quickly changed to the Monster cable witch costed me €390.00 i thought i went nuts when they told the price.

If you need a cable from 0.5m or 1m than the cheaper HDMI cables are good for it.

With the cheaper version over a length of 10m cable there was a noticable lost of signal.

[Ratt Trader]

Thanks for all the input guys!

[Fadingtoblack]

Also remember that HDMI is basically a digital video cable with an audio cable in one. Just in case you REALLY want to save money

[slayerdiabolus]

Have a look at this

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... otes101-20

[maidencolorado]

Have a look at this

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... otes101-20

Nice find