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(More customer reviews)It's crazy how these thick insulated cables are a fraction of what you would pay for standard HDMI cables at Best Buy or Circuit City. It seems all these stores have sold into the mentality that Monster Cables seem put out on every product they make and that mentality is that quality matters. Now I would be the first to agree with this sentiment as paying for quality is better than going cheap on lots of things out there, and that's especially true for electronics. However there is a time and place for you to put your hard earned dollars on "quality."
Take analog audio cables for instance. The very nature of analog signals is they are susceptible to outside electrical interference that can affect the signal, and ultimately the sound quality you get. This holds true for speaker cables, RCA component jacks and everything else that carries sound via analog technology. So yes; if you want the best quality sound you should use analog cables that are properly insulated from outside interference. Also the larger the thickness of copper in the wire the more room the signal has to flow. So in this regard Monster is correct. Even if their analog cables are still too expensive and are sometime overkill for many home entertainment needs.
Now the next type of cable out there involve moving digital signals. That would include technologies like fiber optics, RCA (yes the same as the audio RCA) and HDMI. Now digital signals are nothing but bits of data (ones and zeroes moving really fast) and are NOT affected by any electrical or magnetic interference. That means it doesn't matter the amount of insulation (aside from thick insulation helping fiber optic cables by reducing the risk of the fiber strands from breaking) or gauge of wire used for them. Digital is digital no matter how you slice it. This is why people keep saying don't bother getting expensive HDMI cables. Because as long as the cable follows the HDMI standard it was made for it will work just as good no matter what you paid for them.
Now what's great about these cables is not only are they a good deal less expensive than the cheapest HDMI cables you can find at these electronic stores, but the quality is downright impressive! The cable has some pretty nice insulation, and while that don't do jack squat for the signal quality it does reduce the risk of the cables getting cut (or chewed in two if you have pets). Also the ends have some decent no slip grips, which is a plus when you doing your connecting via reaching behind your entertainment center and feeling your way through the ports. Also the connectors are gold plated. While technically that's not nearly as important on digital components than it would be on analog components it does ensure better conductivity of the signal than without the gold plating. Again a nice extra for "cheap" cables.
Okay. Bottom line. Just get these cables. It's the best value for the money anywhere. Just make sure you get the right HDMI profile. Version 1.3 is the current standard. While 1.4 was recently released to the world it's only real benefit is 3D over HDMI and Ethernet over HDMI (I doubt the other features will come anytime soon on any consume product). So you can buy for the future and look for 1.4, but I normally recommend to buy for your current needs if there is a significant cost difference.
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