Monster HDMI 1000HD Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable (2 meters) Reviews

• Just a terrible example of ripping off customers.

  
  By A3SMD3T0QTN109 on 2007-11-29
  Very recently, I purchased a television at Best Buy. They don't sell the $5 and $10 HDMI cables you find at Fry's or on Amazon, so I went ahead and bought this cable.
  
  I thought I wouldn't mind, after all I spent thousands on the TV, but it kept nagging me. So I bought a $2 HDMI cable from Amazon (search for HDMI and you'll see a few brands). My TV has twin HDMI inputs, so I hooked up this cable and the Monster cable, put on Casino Royale, and flipped between the cables to see what the difference was.
  
  There was absolutely no difference. None at all. I figured the picture would be slightly sharper or the colors cleaner, but you could put a gun to my head and I wouldn't be able to tell you which was which.
  
  And I googled HDMI and learned that if your video and audio signals work at all, then the signal is being carried correctly. There is no middle ground with HDMI. Better cables do not incrementally improve picture quality! Why? Because the HDMI is digital, and it's very difficult to distort a 1 into a 0. In fact, it's technically impossible without total signal distortion or failure. Failure in signal is caused by processors or cables that are too long. Or more likely, misconfigured systems. With digital signals, the cables have a much easier job. Imagine if you had to read a book from 100 yards away? That's analog. Imagine reading morse code from a flashlight at 100yards away (and you know morse cose)? That's digital.
  
  So by buying this cable, you are insuring yourself that if your cable length is at the extreme, or if your house gets hit by an EMP, that this monster cable will shield that digital signal quite a bit better than the cheap cable. Why not pay $2 and see if that kind of insurance is necessary? After all, if the $2 cable works, it's not going to get better.
  
  It's repulsive that Best Buy only sells extremely expensive cables. I'm glad Amazon gives me the choice. Don't be naive! Give the cheap cable a try! One word of caution: if you require HDMI 1.3a, get a compatible cable. For $15 bucks, you're still saving a lot of money. You can check your manuals to see if your audio quality is so high that you need the 1.3a cables. Either way, there's no reason to get this horribly overpriced cable.
  
  The money you save can go into systems that transcode digital signals better. That's where the real improvement in picture and audio is to be found!
  
  

• Don't pay for this!

  
  By A238V1XTSK9NFE on 2008-01-08
  I went to MIT where I took classes in electrical engineering, so I'm writing from a knowledgeable background here.
  
  An expensive HDMI cable - or an expensive cable for any digital signal, when a working inexpensive version is available - is a waste of money. This is one of the great things about digital - it either works or does not work. This is not like analog audio/video cables, where the quality of the cable influences the output. An HDMI cable can only do one of two things: work or fail.
  
  Since Amazon sells a number of cables that will work and are far less expensive, save your money and spend it on discs or games for whatever you're hooking up.
  
  

• Gauranteed bandwidth is worth the price, should be much more flexible

  
  By A27L48DJBBBINZ on 2008-01-12
  I bought three 1000HD cables in various lengths and they are very well made, and work as advertised.
  
  Much of the commentary on these reviews leaves out an important factor in the "digital is digital" critiques. The specifications for HDMI include many levels of bandwidth that are required for various digital formats. HDMI is unique in that if a given cable (or any component) cannot deliver the full bandwidth for a given format (i.e. there are too many errors received) it automatically steps down to the next lower standard, until it gets to one where it gets error-free data. As a result, some users observe that they get a picture with a cheap cable. Most HDMI cable is adequate for what Cable TV boxes and up-sampled DVD's output, so this expensive wire may not add any value there.
  
  The claims Monster makes on their website for what bandwidth is needed each format, however, are all correct and true to the standards documentation. For HDMI 1.3a, for example, to get Dolby TrueHD uncompressed audio, DTS Master Audio, and deep color video at 1080p, you need substantially more bandwidth than for a cable box with only Dolby Digital and 1080i. If you purchased new equipment that offers these highest resolution formats, I believe the guarantee that this cable exceeds the specified requirements is worth paying more to have.
  
  I did not rate the product a "5" because it is ridiculously stiff, however, something that could well be improved at this price.
  
  

• Enough of the technical Jargon already, It boils down to Picture and Sound

  
  By A3RB6NQOLOBXYD on 2008-03-02
  Ok, so as technology improves and we see consumers moving to HD TV, HD media, HD appliances, naturally this is going to be the standard as retailers significantly phase out the obsolete CRTV that almost seem from a different planet which is truly amazing. As plasma and LCD tv's have gone down substantially in price over the past two years they can be still expensive depending upon the brand and features you want. At any rate, since everyone is jumping on the band wagon and the sudden craze and inundation of HDTV flood the market there are going to be other ball players hungry for your money, Monster co. is definitely one of them. I am not going to give a impartial review considering I own two different Monster cables (HDMI to HDMI, HDMI to DVI) and two other no-name brands, (HDMI to HDMI, HDMI to DVI). Unfortunately, I still have the two monster cables because there purchase date is beyond the retail return date.
  
  Upon entering the HD World, I had no idea what i was getting into, I purchased both of my HDTV's at local retailers, and of course each of the sale associates advised me that the Monster cables was crucial, and no other cable was comparable. OK, I take your word for it considering your not working on commission. I buy an HDMI Cable form Monster at a local bestbuy. I reconfirm it's quality with it's exorbitant price($90) with other employees and I got the same answer naturally, (Probably not the smartest maneuver) at any rate, the price turned my stomach a tad, considering they had no other alternatives or other name brands, (Just monster and rocketfish) both similar in price range. I have to admit the cable looks fine and worked fine with my LCD Samsung 32". It looked like a durable cable and functioned like a durable cable with it's soothing color scheme, 24K gold plates, and a very sexy "M" logo on the end. (you get the point). However, your not buying the cable for it's looks more like for quality which I am all about. Although the cables worked fine, I was still curious about the hefty price and I came across respected electrical engineering sites along with some
  friends about HDMI Cables (to my chagrin I should of done the research before I bought the cables) and they told me I basically got duped big time, and I mean BIG TIME. Sure Monster cable will entice you with it's fancy physical looks and special braided wires, along with a 24K gold piece, faster signal than 2.2 gps and no external interference..blah blah The truth is people it literally boils to down a simple digital signal, there is no middle ground here. Either your tv is getting the signal or not, end of story which I have found myself hard to believe considering there are HDMI cables as cheap as $2-10! But business is business right, someone has to make money right? But you know what, every retailer you go to whether it be bestbuy, circuit city, or radioshack you can be sure there will a flood of monster cables along with incompetent sales associates enticing ignorant consumers like myself trusting there opinion. Trust me you will not find $2 HDMI Cables in retailer stores, well at least not at the big chain retailers. Now being how rare it is find to cheap HDMI cables in retailer stores, I purchased two online from amazon, no-name brands (Cables to-go) in the range of $10-12. I think the HDMI to DVI was alittle more expensive at 13.99 in comparison with Monster's ($90) I didn't want to go too cheap, because i truly thought these cheap prices reinforced the old adage, "To good to be true," well when I got the cables I immediately did a trial and error, to my surprise there was absolutely no difference in picture or sound. Someone could literally put a gun to my head, and i wouldn't be able to tell which one is which. These cables truly defied that old-adage and put me in shock. That $70 premium that your paying is really for the "M' logo, this concept hasn't changed and is manifested through a myriad of other categories, clothes, cars, electronics ect. Once you surpass a certain standard of quality, the rest is profit margins for the brand, but seriously, I have to laugh when you look at the Monster cables boxes and websites, that are really adamant on correcting "THE BIG MISCONCEPTION" that HDMI Cables are in fact different in terms of speed, connection, thats a load of garbage, As long as your Tv functions and that signal is somehow making it to your tv or console your good to go. Psychologically speaking, consumers who drop as much as 4,000 to 5,000 on Plasma or LCD tv's may think, well, i spent this much money, what's an extra $200 on some nice HDMI cables right? This is where retailers capitalize, and usually succeed, well at least with me they did, which I was throughly angry at, but hey you learn from your mistakes right? Trust me, these cheap cables deliver in pristine quality whether you have 32" or 50" 1080 bp, they do justice. Just don't make the same mistake I did which is not doing research....
  
  

• Monster Over Priced Cables

  
  By ADPVQ84PG7CT1 on 2008-02-06
  Don't believe Monster's constant bombardment of 'facts' showing why you should pay big bucks for their cables. HDMI 1.3a cables can be had for as little as 10 bucks for a 6 footer. If a cable has the 1.3a rating it is good enough for 1080p and all versions of audio. Case closed
  
  
• rip-off
  By A3GQT6IS2IZ3IS on 2008-01-04
  I bought an HDMI-cable from monoprice for $5 and it's really high-quality and works perfectly with my PS3 and 1080p Panasonic plasma. The HDMI signal is digital so there is no benefit in spending $100 on this cable when you get the same result with a $5 cable.
  
  
• Horrific Ripoff
  By A1BO4JZ8UXI1L1 on 2008-03-31
  I am an electrical engineer with many years of experience networking digital data and with large video installations. This is a total ripoff. You don't need a mega-expensive HDMI cable. HDMI is an encrypted digital signal (basically an encrypted version of the digital DVI signal from a computer monitor), and as a digital signal, it either works or it does not. Buy an inexpensive HDMI cable. If your HDMI cable does not work properly, you'll have significant video problems and you will know it right away. There will be no subtle difference with a $100 cable over a $10 cable. Save $90.
  
  If you think you need the highly durable cable, then buy three of the inexpensive cables. You'll still be money ahead and if you break this one, you'll have two spares.
  
  Some people feel that they "see the difference". This is an "emperor's new clothes" argument when it comes to digital signals. As long as the data arrives at the far end, it does not matter if the 1 has been carried in hand-wound Norwegian copper wire surrounded by argon gas. As long as the circuits can tell that 1 from a 0, it won't make any difference at all. None.
  
  
• Great cable, but not worth the $$$
  By ALNQ7E9DWUDLP on 2007-12-11
  It's great cable, but not worth the $$. I bought this one and compare it with the monoprice cable (<$6 vs $80), I saw no noticable difference. And after seeing the eye diagram that some one done the comparison with monoprice vs monsters, I'm convince the more expensive one won't be any better. Check it out on google for the comparison, a very good one.
  
  
  
  
• Major rip-off
  By A2J3KGY3IRCYOB on 2008-02-15
  HDMI is a digital signal, 1's and 0's. A well constructed cable (you can get that for $10) will work just great. Monster is a major rip-off, think before you buy!!
  
  
• Does What It Should, at Ten Times The Price
  By A2C1648T7ZSWB1 on 2008-03-20
  Monster's HDMI cables (as well as most Monster products) do exactly what they should do, and they do it exceptionally well. However, there is a caveat to the Monster HDMI cable: You pay ten times as much for their cable as you should be.
  
  The problem is, this one-hundred thirty dollar cable will not do anything better than a ten dollar cable will. To put it another way, a cable one-tenth of the price of Monster's cable will perform exactly as well as the Monster cable. And yes, there are HDMI cables that can be had for one-tenth the price of this Monster cable. See monoprice dot com, and save your money.
  
  Also, do not believe the store reps and companies who try to sell you these outrageously priced cables: they will not improve your listening or viewing experience one bit. Also, there are a lot of good reviews for this Monster cable. As well there should be, because the cable does perform well. But if an informed customer wrote a review about this Monster cable its cost, and wrote a review with the knowledge that the Monster cable performs only as well as a cable that it costs 10x more than, you would get a 1 star review for the Monster. Which is what you get here.
  
  I don't like seeing people get ripped off by what I see as an attempt to take advantage of unaware customers. So I posted this review, and I hope you will not by these grossly overpriced Monster cables, unless of course you need to own something with the name "Monster" on it to impress people who think that Monster is better than other cables simply because they rip you off with their pricing!
  
  
• Little technical info to save you money
  By A2DOSXWJT9OJN0 on 2008-06-04
  Let me clarify some thing when people say that they see a *difference* between this cable and a cheap one. Yes, absolutely, this one will have a better picture quality in high end sets over an old cheap cable. BUT!!!! That is because they not aware of different HDMI cable versions. Version 1.0 cable only supported bandwidth of 4.9 Gbit/s (or 1080p at 60hz) so if you have a newer set that runs at 120hz than this cable will not deliver signal to utilize the full potential of the TV set. BUT!!! (again) it does not justify buying this cable for $120... all you have to do is make sure that you are buying a version 1.3 (or above) certified cable. Version 1.3, 1.3a, 1.3b and 1.3b1 cables have a bandwidth of 10.2 Gbit/s or grater so it will handle 1080p at 120hz with no problem. You can purchase a 1.3a cable for about $5 from here or other sites, and you will get exact the same bandwidth as this expensive cable. Plus, PLEASE remember ... this is a digital cable, there is absolutely no difference in picture quality between a cheap 1.3a cable and an expensive 1.3a cable like this `MONSTER'. It either works or it doesn't, there is no middle ground!
  
  
• Don't get TAKEN
  By A1R25RTH41VDLA on 2008-01-11
  There is NO difference between this and any other reasonably built HDMI cable you can buy for $10 or less, here, or elsewhere. NONE. AT ALL. This is not an opinion, it's engineering.
  
  The only thing buying this cable will add to your life is the comfort and knowledge that you helped subsidize Monster Cable's sponsorship of a baseball stadium. And if that doesn't tell you how much profit these guys make selling ice to eskimos, nothing else I can say will.
  
  Don't get ripped off.
  
  
• Great cable, but too pricy
  By A2ERUFJZOELGCW on 2008-06-23
  This is an excellent cable that appears to be very sturdy and provides flawless service with a high performance Blu-Ray/HDTV combination (Panasonic DMP BD30/Samsung LN52a750). There are no deficiencies whatsoever that I have found in the performance or construction of the (1000 series) Monster cable. It is also a very nice-looking cable.
  
  Why only 4 stars, you may ask. Answer: the price. Even with Amazon's substantial discount, this product is overpriced. Let me share what I have read and learned about HDMI cable since I spent the 80 bucks on a Monster cable.
  
  Many have said that an HDMI cable transfers digital information and either works, or not. This is not entirely true. It is true in the sense that you will probably either experience major problems or you will experience only subtle problems (or none) from an inferior cable. The subtle problems are likely to be irrelevant to most people unless you have a Blu-Ray player and HDTV combo capable of producing "deep color".
  
  I would assume that the transfer of digital information through an HDMI cable is analogous to pouring water through a funnel. There is a limit to how fast you can pour water into the funnel (if you set aside the possibility of variations in gravity, black holes, time/space distortions, spout diameter, or atmospheric pressure/vacuum differentials). If you attempt to pour faster, the funnel overflows and some of the water is lost. Logically, the same should be true if a premium A/V set tries to push more bandwidth than the cable will allow. The data rates of simple static scenes and fast moving complex scenes vary substantially. This means that an inferior cable may work fine 99% of the time, but fail when the transmission rate is very high. This could result in a temporary loss of audio or video, video pixilation, audio or video skipping, or the loss of audio/video synchronization. It could also cause the HDMI to "kick down" the transmission to a lower resolution. To put it simply, you can watch "Rambo" on Blu-Ray using a cheap cable, but you might miss the best parts.
  
  The latest specification for high-speed HDMI cable is HDMI 1.3 or better. HDMI 1.3 goes well beyond the requirements for existing equipment. There are no differences between 1.3, 1.3a, and 1.3b that are relevant to the consumer. 1.3 more than doubles the bandwidth of the previous standard (from 4.95 Gbits/s or 165 MHz to 10.2 Gbits/s or 340 MHz). It gives you the equivalent of a wider spout for the digital information to pass through as well as better support for multichannel audio.
  
  Versions prior to HDMI 1.3 might not support:
  * Super Audio CD (SACD) - A higher fidelity format than ordinary CD's
  * DVD-A(udio) - This is a format for delivering very high fidelity digital audio content on a DVD. This is an audio-only format and does not include common DVD movies.
  Versions prior to HDMI 1.3 do not support:
  * Deep Color - Billions and billions of colors. 30 bits of color precision or greater.
  * Dolby True HD - An advanced multi-channel lossless audio codec.
  * Audio to Video Synchronization - Auto Lip Sync. Admittedly, if you're watching a Kung Fu movie, this won't help.
  
  Premium cables may have better shielding, but this is unlikely to matter in common circumstances. You can certainly find cables meeting the 1.3 standard for far less than you have to pay for a Monster cable. The rap on cheaper cables is that the connectors are often less sturdy than a premium brand and fall apart. If you actually need a cable that is 1.3 compliant, you've already spent thousands of dollars on your system. Unless you are completely broke at this point, you might be more comfortable buying the cable from a manufacturer that has a reputation it must protect. Bear in mind that according to their own published specifications, only the most expensive (1000 series) Monster cable is 1.3 compliant. The good news is that you can buy the Monster cable (2meters) at Amazon for about 45% less than you would pay at Best Buy.
  
  Having said all that, you might first want to try the bluejeanscable or monoprice websites. They seem to have happy customers and their prices are a fraction of Monster or Sony. I didn't discover these sites until after I had purchased the Monster cable. The cables they sell are HDMI 1.3 compliant and prices run about $6 to $10 for a two meter cable. Since they are certified to meet the new standard, the only potential problem might be in durability. Even if that is the case, it shouldn't be a problem unless you are frequently moving things around and pulling on the cable. If you are planning to use a long run of cable through the wall, then you certainly will want to check these sites out. Only a drunken sailor or the uninformed would spend the Monster price on a 50' cable unless it was truly necessary. You could buy a Blu-Ray player for the difference.
  
  
  
• Ultra Not
  By A1T22UI8K279BL on 2008-01-28
  I own alot of monster cables, mainly M series with one Z series, I would swear by monster. have had no problem paying the price in the past 25 years for what I considered a great cable. Same here when I bought this cable. Hooked it up to a Pioneer Pro Plasma and a Panasonic 30 blueray 1080P 1.3. put in newly arrived flyboys, after about 30 seconds of play the screen went blank and a code of U73 appeared on the Panasonic. checked the cable to ensure the cable was all the way pluged in on both components, it was. returned to the movie again, after a few minuites picture gone again,code U73 back again. got out the manual- check cable. so I moved everything again grabed a spare Philips PXT1000 HDMI pluged it in and watched the entire movie with no problem. I hate to say it, but I agree with some of the other reviews.since monster has moved their operations overseas, I feel the quality and name does not mean a thing anymore. the old addage you get what you pay for no longer applies.
  I just purchased 2 more Philips PXT1000 cables for less than 1 Monster. have had no problems with them on my 50"
  or my 37". the 37" LCD my kids use for playstation 3 and have had no problems in 1080P 1.3 , could I recomend the monster cable? NO
  
  
• After extended research, it is true - a *RIP OFF*
  By A1C4I1Q53YC1I3 on 2008-03-25
  If it was an analog device, cable helps the quality of picture/sound you get. Not so much on digital world, like your brand new LCD/Plasma TV! Here's a quick comparison that hopefully will help put things in perspective between analog and digital signals.
  
  Let's use radio. You get analog signal when you listen to radio in your 1995 model car. You get digital signal when you listen to radio steam on internet. Now, when the signal is bad, what happen?
  
  In your car, you will hear cracking noises, interference, sound gets softer, etc. It is safe to say that you get lesser audio quality, don't you agree?
  
  On internet, the audio pauses, buffering, or skipping here and there. Notice one important difference between your car's radio and internet radio? You won't hear those cracking noises, softer sound, or any lesser quality audio!! This is the nature of digital signal - 1 and 0, "all or nothing." If you get an audio from digital signal, the audio quality will not be any lesser than the source!
  
  *Signal* degradation does exist in digital world. For example, let's talk HD TV. If signal degrades and cause bit sequence (1&0 sequence) to be unreadable by the TV, the pixel will just flicker on or off. Most of the time you won't even notice it. But if the cable is bad enough, you won't see TV pixels flicker - most TV will not handshake (connect) with the device if inteference is that high... which means you will get nothing. Hence the term "all or nothing."
  
  Signal degradation comes to play if you have *HIIIGGHHH* interference (i.e. living right next to Nuclear Plant) or if your cable length is long (~30 feet). Anything less than 30 feet, if the cable works, you'll see the same exact audio/video quality with 10 bucks cable as 200 bucks Monster cable. More than 30 feet, if your cable doesn't work, get another brand who makes better quality cable for good price (translate: still not Monster).
  
  
  And don't buy into Monster's "bandwidth" bandwagon advertisement. A 1.3 standard HDMI cable is capable of handling 10.2 Gbps. You have 120Hz LCD TV? Guess what, 1.3 standard cables have enough bandwidth to handle that already! After going through 10 minutes of watching Monster's video on their website, I can conclude one thing: Monster tells you a lot of facts, that much I admit... but they use *selected* facts to make you buy their products. They do not tell you the whole story. They do not tell you what you REALLY NEED TO KNOW, like 1.3 standard, what type of "other cables" they were using to do the Eye Pattern test. For all I know, the other cables they used to test could as well be a 1.0 standard cable that supports up to only 4.9 Gbps.
  
  One last thing I want to mention. Monster always claim that they're building their cables ahead for the future, so that you will not have to change your HDMI cable when new technology with higher bandwidth requirement comes out. But let's be realistic here, you have 2 choices:
  
  a. Buy a Monster cable for 200 bucks so you can use it for 3 years.
  
  or
  
  b. Buy a working-perfectly cable [...]. Year and a half later, you spend another 10 bucks on new standard (1.4?) HDMI cable for the new device.
  
  200 bucks versus 20 bucks in 3 years? Pick your choice. I picked mine.
  
  It is just like what other true experts said; you can get longer, same-quality cable for 90% cheaper.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
  
• think before you spend
  By A1R6SQ43IZ9SIL on 2008-05-22
  I believe that Monster cables are the only one which will let you see angels dancing on the head of a pin. And hear celestial horns.
  
  If you want to donate money, why not give it to a good cause (your choice) rather than to subsidize deceptive marketing?
  
  
• Cables do Make a Difference
  By AOBS5VBVQA2ZF on 2008-05-31
  Sorry to burst other reviews; however, quality cables do make a difference. I have a 52" 1080 120HZ screen with an upper mid-range sound system. I replaced the recommend HDMI cables I purchased with the system that were rated for my system (one step down from these cables). I witnessed an immediate upgrade in the picture quality. I ran a side by side test for my neighbor and switched between cables and he even saw the difference. The 1000HD cables are great, just shop around for the best price. FYI, I do have an engineering degree and cable diameter, connector grade, and manufacturing methods can make a difference. It just depends on the application whether the upgrade in cabling is necessary. I would not buy this cable for a low to mid-grade system (720P, or screens with refresh rates less than 120HZ).
  
  
• Outstanding Monster Cable
  By AVISX0KK1Z5O0 on 2007-10-30
  This cable is a fine piece of manufacturing. I bought for my PS3 to connect to my Sony 32 inche Bravia. I want a high quality transport and Monster is one of the best. Most don't need this quality, but if you feel that you want the capability to expand as the state of the art changes, this cable will give it to you. The length give you mobility, without losing signal quality. The construction of the cable allows for signal expansion up to 1 Ghz in transfer rate. although a bit pricey it was worth it in my opinion.
  
  
• satisfied
  By A2BT5VRSCSDX2T on 2007-11-05
  really good product, improved picture quality on my 1080p LCD compared to cheap cables..cheap price too...cheapest out of all the places i checked out
  
  
• MONSTER WORTH IT!!
  By A1KXASEB8MRD5M on 2007-11-27
  I just got these cables on Nov27/07 and they work great I use it for my ps3 and my xbox 360. They Picture is awsome. i bought some other hdmi cables on amazon and my 360 wouldnt even go to 1080p. It would only stay on 1080i. This Cable is playing on a 42in Hitachi. The price is high but monster gives you life time warrnty on the cable. Dont get fooled by those cheap prices stick with monster you will get your moneys worth!!!!
  
  
• is it better? who really knows but why go cheap
  By A21YKA01VU1DDF on 2007-12-31
  Purchased and installed the cable, it works great. I just purchased a $2000 sony tv and I pay about $70 month for hd cable service. Why would I buy a cheap cable?
  
  
• Overpriced
  By A37FLTXQE2UQGE on 2008-05-22
  I bought this cable for my PS3 & 52" Sony Bravia XBR (1080p) setup. The cable before this was a 340Mhz (10.2Gbps) generic brand cable so I bought this Monster cable to see if there was any difference in picture quality when viewing Blu-ray at 1080p. I am disappointed to say that there was no discernible difference with Blu-ray movies or playing video games when using this cable. I have since returned this cable and bought a couple more cables of the aforementioned generic brand. Perhaps the people who notice a difference in picture quality are comparing cables from different HDMI specifications. The HDMI 1.3 specs call for 10.2Gbps whereas the older specs require slower throughput speeds. Get a generic cable certified for the 1.3 standard and compare for yourself!
  
  
  
• Lots of money for no performance increase
  By A3LR47S4I7Q0NS on 2008-06-05
  Please do some research on HDMI (or Monster Cables in general). Monster cable is a good product, but you can purchase other cables from other companies for 1/10th the price. As long as the cable is a quality cable the signal delivered to the TV is the SAME! It is a digital signal -not analog. Go to an unbiased audio video blog or review site and they will set you straight, but by all mean is you have the excess money laying around buy the Monster.
  
  
• A complete rip off
  By A18V4HGCZOQSO6 on 2008-06-19
  If I paid $15.00 for this, I'd rate this 5 stars, but for over $100.00 NO WAY! A digital signal will not care whether made with high quality or not, because it's caring only 0s and 1s. (All or nothing). I don't recommend this product at all. STAY AWAY FROM MONSTER CABLE PERIOD!
  
  
• Take the good with the bad
  By A38A68DH6CZ4EN on 2007-12-11
  I bought two of these for my new Samsung 4071f HDTV, and Panasonic blu ray player. Put one on the HDTV that worked great, but when I plugged the blu ray one in, the player gave me a code for a defective HDMI cable. The screen would flicker randomly.
  
  I thought for sure that there would be no problems buying a product like this online, but now I'm not so sure.
  
  
• Can't beat the price
  By A17JBHM1REKCG9 on 2007-12-30
  They tell you, you read it, and it's true, don't buy your cables in brick and mortor stores. The best prices are on line. Amazon was right in the ballpark and convenient to use. Nice packaging, quality product for a resonable price.
  
  
• The best for the buck hands down
  By A17S98Y8HH7096 on 2008-01-04
  Don't waste your money on the cheaper HDMI cables if you can afford this one. There is a substantial difference in picture quality with this cable as apposed to the cheaper ones. Would definitely recommend this product.
  
  
• Unnecessary and grossly overpriced
  By AV4GIDTYW9I91 on 2008-05-31
  Monster's still out there suckering people, it seems.
  
  Quality HDMI cables in this length, which work perfectly, can be had for $10 or less from monoprice dot com and elsewhere - no need to waste money on these gimmicks. A very long run might (MIGHT) demand higher quality and better shielding, but for a 6-foot length like this an inexpensive cable will work perfectly well. I have a dozen or so in use now on a high-end 58" plasma with 5.1 surround sound and everything works well.
  
  Save $70 to spend on Blu-ray movies and don't be fooled by PT Barnum-style razzle-dazzle. Educated consumers get far more value for the money they spend!
  
  
• Worth the money
  By A21WWZK4PCRW2L on 2007-12-09
  This cable is awesome. I'm using it for my PS3 to watch Blu-Ray movies and play games on my Vizio 1080p HDTV. Picture is way more sharper and brighter with this cable than with ordinary HDMI cable I have. A bit pricey, but if you want the best this is it. Would definitely recommend it to my friends.
  
  
• great HDMI cable
  By A1KRRWZS7X52GD on 2007-12-28
  worth the money. don't get a top of the line TV without top of the line connections.
  
  

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