harryitguy.wordpress.com — I recently aqcuired an HDTV and PS3. The PS3 doesn?t come with an HDMI cable, so I went searching the internets and Best Buy for the best cable. Monster Cable seems to have the most hype. There are a few other cable manufacturers as well. I was about shell out $100+ for a cable until I read this?
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kniggitFeb 18, 2007
Everybody hates Monster cable who's in the cable industry. Their cables are truly overpriced garbage. For example, their "premium" speaker wire is outperformed by bulk lamp cord that you can buy at any big hardware store chain.But the HDMI cables that they have are truly a scam. The most premium HDMI/DVI raw cable you can buy - and I'm talking about silver-coated 24AWG with bonded pairs - is around $0.75/ft. In other words, that 20ft. cable you're paying $100 for costs $15 plus a couple of bucks for connectors and assembly cost. Bottom line is this: if you don't need long cables (more than about 10ft), any old cable will do. For longer cables, I believe someone at Belden/CDT, Liberty Wire & Cable or some such should be able to get you the names of distributors for their premium cables which are not premium priced.
tremecOct 25, 2010
stay away from belden wire... i worked for belden/cdt for 10 years. when belden took over cdt our quality went down 50% they put the manager of QC in charge of shipping, they where shipping wire that had not even been tested... be especially wary of the mohawk name... the company that was mohawk has been shut down and the wire is now being made in mexico.
wolfwoodxFeb 18, 2007
You just need to know where to look. I have 360, Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, HDMI, and S-Vidio Monster cables, and a complete 5.1 surround kit with Component and Subwoofer cables, but have not spent more than $25 on any single one. Deals happen all the time, and when they cost the same as a "low end" cable, why not buy them. Places like Woot and MidnightBox have them alot for cheep, and I have found some of the game cables on clearance at Wal-Mart.
nrightonFeb 18, 2007
There is a case for higher quality cables for digital signal but it can only be made for long cable runs (30-50feet). You can not push a HDMI signal any further without amplifing the signal. For runs around 15 to 50 feet you should use a higher quality copper ( not necessarily monster cable ). Fortunately monoprice and many other dealers sell high quality cables.
jwitherowFeb 19, 2007
I know I work at Circuit City too. I hate it that our RAM is like 100 dollars for the same stuff you can get for 50 online. I am glad we're not commision though. That way I'm not pressured to sell thins they don't need.
heinousjayFeb 19, 2007
The way digital signals work is not a matter of opinion. There's no way for a digital signal to degrade into noise. It just stops working. The quality difference you see is something you're fooling yourself into seeing (or a rigged setup designed to get you to pay for expensive cables). I know you don't want to believe it, because it will make you feel foolish, but it's still true. Sorry.
aztriguyFeb 19, 2007
Oh, come on. It doesn't come with an HDMI cable, and neither do 90% of the HD-capable DVD players out there.
pesserMar 15, 2007
ok so what the difference between gold plated hdmi cable and not
dkmonApr 7, 2007
I got taken advantage of at Best Buy and paid over $90 for the same HDMI cable. I found another resource online at <a class="user" href="http://www.cablebaron.com">http://www.cablebaron.com</a> where they are LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE. my next order was super cheap and i didnt have to battle the big box chaos. Isn't there a law about price gouging?!?
sloth52Jun 1, 2008
wow haha are you kidding mehave you ever heard ?bandwidth, Data transfer rate"??ps3 needs a 6.68 Gbps transfer rate, monster supply a 10.g Gbps HDMI cablefor next generation Blu Ray,alsothese "cheaper cables" ont be 1080p certified Monster have teamed upwith simplyHD to prove it! i could go on and on!!as per cost of cables so much research is put in to thses cables its not funnyand i know the mark up is extream as you thinkdont go saying your feelings as factyour a joke.-sloth
megalevJun 13, 2011
Given that all we have to go on about whether we should trust your point of view is the way you put your comment across, your literacy skills merely make you argue for the other side than you intend.