Stop wasting your money on ridiculously priced Monster Cables.

[Kevin Greene]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/are-expensive-hdmi-cables-worth-buying-we-asked-112518733919.html

 

 

 

Walk up to a wall of HDMI cables at your local electronics store or browse your online outlet of choice and you’ll see all manner of brands claiming their cables offer better picture and sound quality than the competition. Indeed, there is perhaps no consumer electronics segment more riddled with marketing voodoo and misinformation than the cable and wire industry. It’s nearly impossible not to be coerced into spending premium dollars in the pursuit of the best possible experience. But is there really a difference between expensive HDMI cables and budget offerings? We asked an expert to find out.

“In terms of picture quality there’s no difference,” explains Jeff Park, Senior Technical Manager for HDMI Licensing, LLC, “It’s digital, so it’s all or nothing.”

So the short answer is no. If you think a more expensive cable is going to deliver a better picture, then you’re mistaken.

“Whether you have a $100 cable or a $5 cable, if they meet the same specification requirements there should be no difference,” says Jeff, “From a technical point of view they are exactly the same.”

 

[PandaPancake]

Monster? I only use this: http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

[d-dave]

I love monoprice cables. In person, firefold here at Concord mills had great priced cables and stuff.

I don't feel bad about not giving monster anything. They over charged for basic cables, gave away what became beats most popula headphones... I just have to laugh at them.

[Lumps]

Ebay for $5 free shipping.

Have been doing so since hdmil came out. Tried a $100 monster hdmi cable a couple years ago, no difference.

[carpanfan96]

No difference in picture at all, only thing the more expensive cables have going for them is that they are made to last longer and thats not really worth the price of admission.

[Mother Grabber]

if you ever hook up your equipment to an oscilloscope, you'll soon learn to ignore fancy cables.

[Hotsauce]

When I bought my projector two years ago, I needed a 35 ft hdmi cable. I went to Fry's electronics store and they had a $400 monster cable they were trying to sell me. I t&t me him I was looking at the $50 mono price one. He argued with me up and down about how monster was so superior and I would experience all these issues etc.

needless to say I went the mono price route and have had no issues.

[Jeremy Igo]

I always wondered about this. 

 

 

With digital its just 1's and 0's. 

 

 

How could one cable get better 1's and 0's over better than another? 

[SOJA]

I have literally never read one post, on all the threads about HDMI cables on the internet, supporting the notion that you should buy a monster or expensive HDMI cable. not one. 

[cookinwithgas]

Better cables do come in handy if you have to bend or route them to plug into things, many of the more expensive cables have better engineering and construction on the ends. Still I always use the cheapest cable and only get a better one if the first one fails.

[uncpanther]

Monoprice is the best place to buy any kind of cables. I also bought an in wall center speaker and my tv mount from them and all were top quality and cheaper than anywhere.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I always wondered about this.

With digital its just 1's and 0's.

How could one cable get better 1's and 0's over better than another?

Like Beats headphones there is not much of a difference. Some extra sheilding (for a fortune)

the packaging and marketing is what hypes it up.

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[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I love these customer reviews of this $2,200 HDMI cable..hilarious

http://www.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/reviews.jsp?skuId=1267764&pid=1218245464814&sr=01#one

new purchase was going to be even better than I originally thought because of this exquisite cable. I was also pleased to find out that Geek Squad would install all of this for the low price of $129.00. I even purchased the extended warranty for only $249.00 in case my cable broke. With so much data travelling through the cable at such high speeds this is a must.