Monster Cable HDMI 400 DVI-1M High-Definition
| Monster Cable HDMI 400 DVI-1M High-Definition Video Interconnect 1 Meter |
Manufacturer: Monster Cable
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050644369407 Retail Price: $99.99 #Deals:
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| Product Name | Monster Cable HDMI 400 DVI-1M High-Definition Video Interconnect 1 Meter |
| Manufacturer | Monster Cable |
| Product Number MPN | HDMI400/DVI-1M |
| Retail Price | $99.99 |
| EAN-13 | 0050644369407 |
| EAN-14 | 00050644369407 |
| UPC | 050644369407 |
| Dimensions | 11.1 x 7.4 x 3.4 in. |
| Weight | 2 lbs. |
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 "great cable, but overpriced" | 2007-03-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3K7RLZV3XKN7Z |
Great cable quality; the dvi connection fits snug and the screws aren't flimsy as with other cables.
Would get 5 but Monster's suggested retail price is INSANELY overpriced! |
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 "I don't have this cable either" | 2007-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: ASVP2SVWFT9F9 |
I originally wrote this as a comment below, but you won't get to read it unless you go digging, so i am placing it here instead.
I'll shorten the read for you and conclude that digital transmission media can have different results depending on cable quality, and that it is very possible that you can notice a difference purchasing a monster cable over a cheap one.
The guy below, and the other guy whaling on about digital signals being digital signals only are so wrong its not funny. The guy that mentioned the analog waveforms is absolutely correct.
Digital transmissions through cables like this, or fibre optics or even digital tv through the air, use analog waveforms !
How can you say that this cable sends 1's and 0's and thats it ? How do you send a '1' through a cable ?
Pick one end up and shout "one !!!!!" down the cable ? Of course not ! You need to send it via an electrical signal, which means you need to send some voltage levels. How you do this can vary. Any electric signal, including square waves, the wave most commonly thought of "digital" is still an analog waveform ! A digital pulse is in fact made up of many many analog harmonics that add together to form a square pulse. If you look at the spectrum is covers quite a range of frequencies and the term frequency here is not referring to the same "frequency" of your ones and zeros.
The devices that use these digital cables, like many other digital transmissions, encode the digital sequence onto some sort of other signal. One thing of paticular interest is the fact that the timing signal is also encoded in the signal.
The fact that the timing signal is there as well, is where half the problems come from ! In digital Audio in particular, there is an effect called digital jitter. This is where the timing signal travelling through your cable does not reach the other end perfectly, and hence the timing of the processor at the other end, which relies on the timing signal being sent through the medium, can easliy be wrong. This can happen because of hi and low pass filtering effects through your cable, which makes the point where your digital " 1's and 0's" change, harder to distinguish and be less precise.
HDMI and DVI and all thouse digital video sources have a timing signal in there as well.
What about impedence matching in cables, which causes reflections which can make jitter worse ?
What about digital television, do you really think "1'a and 0's" are just flying through the air randomly ? How does your set top box distinguish between different channels ? Why does it find these digital channels at certain "frequencies" on the same frequency as your normal television ? Because your digital tv is encoded onto an analogue waveform and taken back out at the recievers end !
If you don't believe me, do some reading. Look up things like quadrature phase modulation or digital jitter and you'll find that digital systems are in no way as simple as you claim them to be !
If you want to declare that digital signals "are 1's and 0's only - nothing more to discuss" then your statement serves no more then to point out that you have absolutely no idea what your talking about.
Monster cables are built to lessen the problems that digital systems can suffer from. You may or may not notice not, but from what i have experienced with people listeing to the difference between cheap digital cables and monster ones, is that 3 out 4 people claim to hear a difference.
By all means, I think monster cables are a little overpriced, but without a shadow of a doubt - cables are not cables - digital or not.
In the words of the head of engineering, where i did my first degree in electronics "digital is ultimately analog anyway........................" |
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| "Pricey - But Worth It" | 2006-03-19 |
| - Reviewed By refields |
This cable really cleaned up the display image. I had been running another Monster Cable - the 6 meter version. I needed the length before because of the way my system was configured. I have a review under that cable about how quality does matter.
And so does length. At the time I wrote the review I was just ordering the cable and was posting what I had found out in researching digital video signals. Everything in there stands true.
I changed my setup and decided to invest in a shorter version of the cable - the 1 meter version - because I could now get away with a much shorter cable. I installed it this morning and the difference, while not earth shattering, was definitely visible.
I use this cable to connect between the video card on a media PC and my TV (Sony rear-projection LCD). The image used to swim a little along the edges of some windows, text, etc., and the image wasn't as clear as I had hoped. While the image looked good, it didn't look great. That's why I decided to take the plunge and spend an extra $79 bucks.
The difference is somethine like going from a regular RF feed to your TV and component video cables. Now the image is crisp and clear and there is no swimming. It actually brings out detail I couldn't even see before - to the point of deciding to turn on FSAA and filtering so video games have a more realistic look. And that they do.
I don't know how other brands compare to the Monster Cables as I haven't tried them. What I do know is that signal integrity is very important to a good looking display. You can get that with high quality cables and by keeping the length to the absolute minimum required as there was a very perceptible difference just between the 1 meter and 6 meter versions of the exact same thing.
One more thing while I'm here. I want to thank Amazon for going the extra mile on customer service. I had a DVD disappear somehow during shipping. UPS said they delivered it but I never received it. I asked Amazon if they filed the report with UPS or I did to file a claim. What I got was a reply telling me a replacement was already on its way. That is service. Thanks Amazon! |
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 "Look for the HDMI Logo" | 2005-02-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A25YX1EAW6WAS1 |
An update to my previous review:
There is a wealth of information on the HDMI industry homepage
Have a look at the Manufacturer and Consumer pages
In order for HDMI cable manufacturers to display the "HDMI" logo a licensing process must be successful. This process includes tests so that the cable meets the HDMI standard.
From the website:
Does HDMI accommodate long cable lengths?
Yes. HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at long lengths.. Cable manufacturers are expected to sell REASONABLY PRICED copper cables at lengths of up to 15 meters.
If it's good enough for the HDMI logo then its good enough for you. One of the brands selling at 1/5th the cost of Monster on Amazon is Molex. They are a licensed HDMI manufacturer... please check out their website also.
My personal opinion and experience is to buy even non-licensed cables but to make sure you are buying a quality product look for the HDMI logo on a licensed manufacturer's cable.
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| "Do Not Buy Expensive HDMI cables" | 2004-12-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: A20J6FCCU839UX |
HDMI cables transmit DIGITAL signals to your TV/Monitor/Projector unlike analog cables such as RCA Component / S-Video or Composite.
HDMI DIGITAL signals cannot "lose signal strength" nor can they drop the quality of your picture.
If you have a Digital A/V Receiver you might have already used DIGITAL cables in the form of optical or coaxial connections.
Do not fall for enticing words such as "Gold-Plated / High Resolution / High Bandwidth" buy the cheapest HDMI cable you can find!
$100+ for !@#$* cables... and you thought going to a used car lot was painful.... |
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