Moster VS Monoprice - HDMI shootout - Blu-ray Forum

groovyone · 07-26-2007, 07:02 PM

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hdmi-cabl...ale-282725.php

My apologies if this has already come up in one of the HDMI cable discussions.

haushausman · 07-26-2007, 07:09 PM

HA! I got ripped a new one in this forum for buying a Monster Cable. 99% of people were telling me a $25 HDMI cable is the EXACT same as a $250 HDMI Monster Cable. How it's a digital signal and it is interpreted the same in the end.... blah blah....

I still don't think it's worth the extra cash but I knew there was a difference.

binarymelon · 07-26-2007, 07:14 PM

Wait a second. I didn't read it all, but he only proved there was noise with a 50ft monoprice cable. I didn't see him prove that there wasn't any noise with a similar monster cable, did he?

BTBuck1 · 07-26-2007, 07:20 PM

Since I get Monster for damn near the price of Monoprice shipped. I'll take the Monster...thanks

TheOmegaSoldier · 07-26-2007, 07:36 PM

This test was great to read.

I like how it only proved what we already know, that monster will *probably* perform better, but that for 99% of the people it doesn't matter. THANK YOU for actually testing it.

I wish they had the 50 footer from monster just for comparison sakes, but good to read nonetheless.

Branden · 07-26-2007, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOmegaSoldier

I wish they had the 50 footer from monster...

probably didn't have the budget for it

who puts their PS3 50' from the TV anyway?

Footloose301 · 07-26-2007, 07:47 PM

DON'T FORGET! He said that the cable that produced the "noise" was easily corrected by exchanging it for another of the same.

jermwhl · 07-26-2007, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haushausman

HA! I got ripped a new one in this forum for buying a Monster Cable. 99% of people were telling me a $25 HDMI cable is the EXACT same as a $250 HDMI Monster Cable. How it's a digital signal and it is interpreted the same in the end.... blah blah....

I still don't think it's worth the extra cash but I knew there was a difference.

LOL, i remember that thread!!!!

But to be fair...everything stated has always specified short cables (3-6ft).

Quote:

As I mentioned this morning, I skipped the testing on the shorter cables because, using Monster's own gear, we showed that they could carry today's 1080p signal without trouble. (One, from XtremeHD, had trouble with some extreme video simulations, but it passed all of the real-world simulations, so you can keep using it... for now.)

Long cables have always been told to be susecptible to interference, whereas short cables generally don't recieve interference due to how short they are, UNLESS they are running over high voltage wires!

WriteSimply · 07-27-2007, 03:46 AM

If you wanna run long HDMI cables, best bet is to get optical HDMI cables.

fuad

BStecke · 07-27-2007, 03:59 AM

Eh . . . I'll keep my Blue Jeans Cables over either of them. Haven't failed me yet! I'll never buy anything from Monster again.

GasCat · 07-27-2007, 09:38 AM

I just bought two from Monoprice and neither one had braiding on the outside like I expected. My earlier purchases from them did. Somewhat disappointing.

Memnoch · 07-27-2007, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasCat

I just bought two from Monoprice and neither one had braiding on the outside like I expected. My earlier purchases from them did. Somewhat disappointing.

Send them back and get the ones you wanted. They have a lot to choose from and you have to read the descriptions carefully. I paid a little extra for the thicker cord with the braiding. But I have to look really hard and double check my order to make sure I was ordering the right one.

JTK · 07-28-2007, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

Since I get Monster for damn near the price of Monoprice shipped. I'll take the Monster...thanks

And that's the only way it makes sense.

The rest of us mere mortals without that nice hookup should go in the other direction.

BStecke · 07-28-2007, 07:11 PM

I used to get 60% off of Monster . . . and still went somewhere else!

crackinhedz · 07-29-2007, 01:56 AM

I have a friend who runs a 22awg 35ft monoprice cable (@1080p) with no problems....he originally had a gefen cable but said it didnt work....

07-26-2007, 07:02 PM	#1
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	Moster VS Monoprice - HDMI shootout http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hdmi-cabl...ale-282725.php My apologies if this has already come up in one of the HDMI cable discussions.

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07-26-2007, 07:09 PM	#2
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	HA! I got ripped a new one in this forum for buying a Monster Cable. 99% of people were telling me a $25 HDMI cable is the EXACT same as a $250 HDMI Monster Cable. How it's a digital signal and it is interpreted the same in the end.... blah blah.... I still don't think it's worth the extra cash but I knew there was a difference.

07-26-2007, 07:14 PM	#3
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	Wait a second. I didn't read it all, but he only proved there was noise with a 50ft monoprice cable. I didn't see him prove that there wasn't any noise with a similar monster cable, did he?

07-26-2007, 07:20 PM	#4
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	Since I get Monster for damn near the price of Monoprice shipped. I'll take the Monster...thanks

07-26-2007, 07:36 PM	#5
TheOmegaSoldier Member Member since:Apr 2007	This test was great to read. I like how it only proved what we already know, that monster will probably perform better, but that for 99% of the people it doesn't matter. THANK YOU for actually testing it. I wish they had the 50 footer from monster just for comparison sakes, but good to read nonetheless.

07-26-2007, 07:47 PM	#7
Footloose301 Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Fort Myers, FL Home Theater Gallery:38 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Blu-ray reviews: 1	DON'T FORGET! He said that the cable that produced the "noise" was easily corrected by exchanging it for another of the same.

07-27-2007, 03:46 AM	#9
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	If you wanna run long HDMI cables, best bet is to get optical HDMI cables. fuad

07-27-2007, 03:59 AM	#10
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Eh . . . I'll keep my Blue Jeans Cables over either of them. Haven't failed me yet! I'll never buy anything from Monster again.

07-27-2007, 09:38 AM	#11
GasCat Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I just bought two from Monoprice and neither one had braiding on the outside like I expected. My earlier purchases from them did. Somewhat disappointing.

07-28-2007, 07:11 PM	#14
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	I used to get 60% off of Monster . . . and still went somewhere else!

07-29-2007, 01:56 AM	#15
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	I have a friend who runs a 22awg 35ft monoprice cable (@1080p) with no problems....he originally had a gefen cable but said it didnt work....

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