Monster vs No Name cables? - Blu-ray Forum

Hands22 · 01-17-2007, 10:36 PM

Is there any big differences between the two? Is the quality of monster really worth the 60 extra bucks or whatever it is online? I just purchased a tv and it was extremely hard to walk out of the store without a cable, so I will need to order one online tonight. thanks for any help.

Banjo · 01-17-2007, 10:40 PM

Not really.

If you want one now, just go to a local/indie computer supply store and they often carry HDMI and DVI cables as they are usually sold in ziplock-style bags and cheaper.

Banjo · 01-17-2007, 10:41 PM

or try www.monoprice.com

Iceman_II · 01-17-2007, 11:02 PM

Don't waste the money on Monster, just be sure to get a good high quality cable. There are places where the investment in Monster can be rationalized, and those places are analog sound

Hands22 · 01-17-2007, 11:08 PM

Thanks guys. I called some computer stores but they were out or too expensive so I went and ordered two cables from monoprice. Even with expediated shipping they were about as cheap as anything I can find, and I'm sure they'll be fine for now. Even with a bad cable the difference between the new tv and my old sdtv will be large enough to make me thrilled.

frankc4s · 01-18-2007, 10:56 AM

http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/artic...AN/961/v/1/sp/

This lead is ment to be the buisness, full 1080p compliant.

Josh · 01-18-2007, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banjo

or try www.monoprice.com

I second. The HDMI cables I got from them are amazing (as thick as your pinky finger) and didn't cost me hardly anything.

JTK · 01-18-2007, 02:17 PM

I often alternate between monoprice and www.ramelectronics.net.

Monkey · 01-18-2007, 04:00 PM

I just need a 3ft HDMI cable for my PS3 to reciever. Which one should I buy? Might need 2 actually.

JTK · 01-18-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey

I just need a 3ft HDMI cable for my PS3 to reciever. Which one should I buy? Might need 2 actually.

Up to you and your budget. You can't really go wrong with any of it.

DavePS3 · 01-18-2007, 04:18 PM

True. Monster is just marketing. I'm in the biz, I know. HDMI says inorder to be fully 1.3 compliant, it's the sending and receiving units - including any receiver you're running through, that have to mesh. All HDMI cables will work whether they have pretty pink stripes or not. The cables are expensive because of the royalties the manufacturers have to pay HDMI, then Monster for example, tries to throw on more fancy "shielding" or thicker plastic hoping you'll buy into it. Most people do but if you measure inductance and capacitance between Monster's regular cables compared to 10.00 Radio Shack cables, they're exactly the same. Silver content in wire will make a difference, not thickness or what frickin' color the sheath is.

Josh · 01-18-2007, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey

I just need a 3ft HDMI cable for my PS3 to reciever. Which one should I buy? Might need 2 actually.

Monoprice actually has teh 3ft (and 6ft) in stock:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

For $15 you will not find anything better for the price. Great stuff!

Iceman_II · 01-18-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavePS3

True. Monster is just marketing. I'm in the biz, I know. HDMI says inorder to be fully 1.3 compliant, it's the sending and receiving units - including any receiver you're running through, that have to mesh. All HDMI cables will work whether they have pretty pink stripes or not. The cables are expensive because of the royalties the manufacturers have to pay HDMI, then Monster for example, tries to throw on more fancy "shielding" or thicker plastic hoping you'll buy into it. Most people do but if you measure inductance and capacitance between Monster's regular cables compared to 10.00 Radio Shack cables, they're exactly the same. Silver content in wire will make a difference, not thickness or what frickin' color the sheath is.

I think there is a bit more to it than the sending and recieving units... length plays a big factor as well... with longer lengths, you induce latencies which can royally screw up an otherwise good signal... but at 3 foot, is not a factor

Monkey · 01-18-2007, 06:26 PM

Thanks JTK and Josh, just some cables

Hands22 · 01-18-2007, 06:26 PM

Thanks for everything guys. Those two sites are bookmarked and will definately be checked when I need to pick up a few things.

Banjo · 01-18-2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman_II

I think there is a bit more to it than the sending and recieving units... length plays a big factor as well... with longer lengths, you induce latencies which can royally screw up an otherwise good signal... but at 3 foot, is not a factor

That's possible, though I do have a HDMI cable that is around 15ft long and it works just fine.

Iceman_II · 01-18-2007, 08:18 PM

Banjo, sent you a PM, didn't want to waste everyones bandwidth

dgszweda · 01-18-2007, 11:51 PM

For digital cables it doesn't matter. The cables are sending bits and bytes, 1's and 0's. The 1's or 0's either get there or they don't. A better cable is needed for analog sound and can make somewhat of a difference. You won't get a cleaner picture or a warmer picture based on the digital cables. Unless the cables are really really bad, it won't matter what you get.

BTBuck1 · 01-19-2007, 05:06 AM

The biggest improvement i've ever noticed from any "Monster products" was in their Line conditioners and their speaker wire.

Their powerbar 1100 helped get rid of a nasty problem I had in an old apartment I lived in. In this apt. Whenever the fridge compresser kicked on, my tv would kick off momentarily then, come back on....or I would get interference like a transparent line in the set when it would do that. I'd also get a random & intermittant static popping sound out of my speakers. I tryed the Aquoustic research one first and it did NOTHING!!! (but give me more outlets ofcourse) I then returned that and decided to spring the extra for the monster, and it immediately cured the issues I was having.

The speakerwire also gave me a broader dynamic range in my audio and I will use it on every system going forward.

As the above poster mentions, for digital cables IE digi coax/optical/DVI/HDMI it's probably a waste....but analog cables....they definately can be worth it depending on lengths, and your environment. I get em at 5% over cost or 60% off retail, so I use monster on just about everything...matter of fact I have an order in right now for Monster component cables for my: xbox360,ps3 & original xbox...i got all of them, including the optical cables for each shipped to my door for $100.16

Dave Mack · 01-19-2007, 05:30 AM

I'll second monoprice. Years back I fell for the whole "Monster..." hype. While they are indeed good cables they are many many times overpriced.

01-17-2007, 10:36 PM	#1
Hands22 Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Monster vs No Name cables? Is there any big differences between the two? Is the quality of monster really worth the 60 extra bucks or whatever it is online? I just purchased a tv and it was extremely hard to walk out of the store without a cable, so I will need to order one online tonight. thanks for any help.

01-18-2007, 04:18 PM	#11
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Hdmi True. Monster is just marketing. I'm in the biz, I know. HDMI says inorder to be fully 1.3 compliant, it's the sending and receiving units - including any receiver you're running through, that have to mesh. All HDMI cables will work whether they have pretty pink stripes or not. The cables are expensive because of the royalties the manufacturers have to pay HDMI, then Monster for example, tries to throw on more fancy "shielding" or thicker plastic hoping you'll buy into it. Most people do but if you measure inductance and capacitance between Monster's regular cables compared to 10.00 Radio Shack cables, they're exactly the same. Silver content in wire will make a difference, not thickness or what frickin' color the sheath is.

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01-17-2007, 10:40 PM	#2
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Not really. If you want one now, just go to a local/indie computer supply store and they often carry HDMI and DVI cables as they are usually sold in ziplock-style bags and cheaper.

01-17-2007, 10:41 PM	#3
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	or try www.monoprice.com

01-17-2007, 11:02 PM	#4
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Don't waste the money on Monster, just be sure to get a good high quality cable. There are places where the investment in Monster can be rationalized, and those places are analog sound

01-17-2007, 11:08 PM	#5
Hands22 Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Thanks guys. I called some computer stores but they were out or too expensive so I went and ordered two cables from monoprice. Even with expediated shipping they were about as cheap as anything I can find, and I'm sure they'll be fine for now. Even with a bad cable the difference between the new tv and my old sdtv will be large enough to make me thrilled.

01-18-2007, 10:56 AM	#6
frankc4s Active Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:uk	http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/artic...AN/961/v/1/sp/ This lead is ment to be the buisness, full 1080p compliant.

01-18-2007, 02:17 PM	#8
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	I often alternate between monoprice and www.ramelectronics.net.

01-18-2007, 04:00 PM	#9
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	I just need a 3ft HDMI cable for my PS3 to reciever. Which one should I buy? Might need 2 actually.

01-18-2007, 06:26 PM	#14
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	Thanks JTK and Josh, just some cables

01-18-2007, 08:18 PM	#17
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Banjo, sent you a PM, didn't want to waste everyones bandwidth

01-18-2007, 11:51 PM	#18
dgszweda New Member Member since:Jan 2007	For digital cables it doesn't matter. The cables are sending bits and bytes, 1's and 0's. The 1's or 0's either get there or they don't. A better cable is needed for analog sound and can make somewhat of a difference. You won't get a cleaner picture or a warmer picture based on the digital cables. Unless the cables are really really bad, it won't matter what you get.

01-19-2007, 05:06 AM	#19
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	The biggest improvement i've ever noticed from any "Monster products" was in their Line conditioners and their speaker wire. Their powerbar 1100 helped get rid of a nasty problem I had in an old apartment I lived in. In this apt. Whenever the fridge compresser kicked on, my tv would kick off momentarily then, come back on....or I would get interference like a transparent line in the set when it would do that. I'd also get a random & intermittant static popping sound out of my speakers. I tryed the Aquoustic research one first and it did NOTHING!!! (but give me more outlets ofcourse) I then returned that and decided to spring the extra for the monster, and it immediately cured the issues I was having. The speakerwire also gave me a broader dynamic range in my audio and I will use it on every system going forward. As the above poster mentions, for digital cables IE digi coax/optical/DVI/HDMI it's probably a waste....but analog cables....they definately can be worth it depending on lengths, and your environment. I get em at 5% over cost or 60% off retail, so I use monster on just about everything...matter of fact I have an order in right now for Monster component cables for my: xbox360,ps3 & original xbox...i got all of them, including the optical cables for each shipped to my door for $100.16

01-19-2007, 05:30 AM	#20
Dave Mack Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	I'll second monoprice. Years back I fell for the whole "Monster..." hype. While they are indeed good cables they are many many times overpriced.

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