Comments on: Expensive HDMI cables are a scam

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:49:10 +0000

Hi, I too am a fan of budget cables, so this whole Monster Cable must be better, is only really relevant when you use analogue video cables. As you point out, HDMI is a Digital connection, sending just a rate of 1's and 0's along them. It is either going to make the connection or it isn't. The UKs Channel 5 Gadget show also found this out in the last series! So, Save you £/$ on a few more Blu Ray titles instead!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:54:59 +0000

There is no difference between the expensive ones and the cheap ones. Just ask the IT/Engineering department at any television station (such as the one I work at, and have asked the IT/Engineering department.)

Someone who has a better picture than their friend’s on the same monitor model should bring the monitors side by side and set them up exactly (do it by the numbers, and then do it with a bluegun or some setup using your eyes) Connected to the same digital source, hook a cheap connector AND an expensive connector to the moitors, then switch the cables. The monitors will continue to deliver whatever quality they made before the cable-switch- independent of the cable BUT dependent upon their own internal settings.

TV stations are ‘cheap’ and will go with whatever works, and these guys know their stuff. But it is pretty funny to see people in “best buy” contemplating a $150 USD cable that is a meter long. WTF is wrong with these people who buy-into anything and dont think it thru???

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By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:51:50 +0000

Sorry Henshaw but you're wrong. HDMI cables are digital cables so they either work great or they don't work at all. As long as the 1's and 0's reach the source it is going to be the same image quality.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:36:04 +0000

Henshaw – Sounds like you are yet another consumer sucked into their scam. As I said, Monster cables are very good, and very high quality. But if you read up on HDMI certification, you’ll see that all certified HDMI cables must carry a perfect picture – even the $12 one that I linked to. As for going and getting a demo – a lot of the time they use dirty tricks like comparing a standard definition video cable to a Monster HDMI cable – in a fair test though, they will both look exactly the same.

Analogue cables are a different matter – you want a fairly expensive cable for them, but nothing near some of the prices Monster have…

By: Henshaw

Henshaw — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:00:02 +0000

Sorry mate you have it all wrong,
Monster does give you a much better picture.
I spent $1250 on my cables because my plasma looked “crap” now it looks better than
any of my mate that purchased the same TV.
I suggest you go and get a demo and unless you are blind you will see the difference.
But everyone has an right to be tight and by the cheap cables and say Monster is over priced, that why people buy cheap tyres for their cars and have accidents.
Henshaw