Alcohol
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Re: Monster HDMI cables worth it?
I had best buy geek squad come to my house for a consultation as i'm getting my tv mounted on the fireplace. They convinced me to buy the expensive monster HDMI cables but after reading this thread i'll be going to return them today.
I should have done my research and not trusted best buy employees.
The guy also told me i shouldn't get a ps3 and should buy the Sony blu ray player which is also $399 because it delivers better bluray quality. I went and switched to the ps3 the next day. |
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Alcohol
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| I read some articles. Most say monster cables aren't worth it but then i saw a graph showing that ps3 is best utilized with 6.68gbps hdmi cables (which i have). Are there other cables that provide such speeds? The $10 ones i see on sites are less than 5Gbps.
Don't get me wrong, i'm itching to get the $300 back in my pocket but i don't want to compromise on quality as this is a permanent set up. Have spent too much money on TV and home theater to not get the best output cause of a $100 cable.
Any suggestions? |
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drjim
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1 edit | Go get your money back. I don't trust most of those sites.
While this guy's cables aren't exactly cheap, he has other info on his site that explains things really well.
»www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/···tion.htm
Regarding data rates and "certified" cables:
»www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/···hdmiinfo
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said by Alcohol  :I read some articles. Most say monster cables aren't worth it but then i saw a graph showing that ps3 is best utilized with 6.68gbps hdmi cables (which i have). Are there other cables that provide such speeds? The $10 ones i see on sites are less than 5Gbps. Don't get me wrong, i'm itching to get the $300 back in my pocket but i don't want to compromise on quality as this is a permanent set up. Have spent too much money on TV and home theater to not get the best output cause of a $100 cable. Any suggestions? read this...
»forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=1122778
post # 364:
"I also hate to tell you but the standard for being a Category 2 HDMI 1.3 cable is:
Maximum signal bandwidth (MHz) 340
Maximum TMDS bandwidth (Gbit/s) 10.2
Maximum video bandwidth (Gbit/s) 8.16
which supports up to 1600p (what size display would you need to notice the difference between 1080p and 1600p?).
So Monster's high-speed link (6.68 Gbps-certified capable) sounds like it may be below Category 2 HDMI 1.3 specification.
Edit: Sorry if I seem to be raving a little.......I just don't like it when statements are made that are not substantially backed up by fact, and companies like Monster and Bose are great at coming out with these types of sales pitches meant to confuse the average consumer into believing that their product is somehow better than others and that is why consumers should pay more.
If you want an funny link, there was a study done with some audiophiles and they couldn't tell the difference between some monster cables and a coat hanger when testing stereo wire:
»consumerist.com/362926/do-coa...···-cables"
the buy this...
»www.monoprice.com/products/produ···format=2 |
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drjim
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clubs: | The bluejeans cable site has a good explanation of these 'testing' methods as used by Monster and others.
The gist is you're right!
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said by Alcohol :I had best buy geek squad come to my house for a consultation as i'm getting my tv mounted on the fireplace. They convinced me to buy the expensive monster HDMI cables but after reading this thread i'll be going to return them today. That sounds an awful lot like upselling to me. Push the more expensive audio/video cables just to earn a higher commission.
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