Comments on: HDMI and You: So Confused Together

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:24:52 +0000

If my TV has a 120 Hz refresh rate will I need to buy 120 Hz cables? I don’t see the need. The TV does the work not the component connected to it

By: ricky

ricky — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:04:01 +0000

I’ve done a lot of research on this as i know there are differences with analogue cables but wasn’t sure about digital, and now I have found that the differences in digital cables (especially HDMI) is greater than any analogue cable I have tested! For my tests, Monster clearly outperformed any other brand and my cheap Hitachi 42″ plasma TV that showed digital artifect and noise on all other HDMI brands, shows a perfect sharp vibrant colour picture using a Monster HDMI 400. I even went into a local store that showed the Sky HD system running and they were using the free cable that comes with Sky HD. The digital noise was horrendous and I asked them to show me the same setup with one of their Monster HDMI 400 cables and even the sale staff were gobsmacked at the differences!! They even said they were struggling to sell Sky HD because of the poor picture quality and now think they won’t have a problem. Amazing how the supposed experts don’t really have a clue….

By: AT

AT — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:06:57 +0000

Besides Monster cables, what brands do people suggest?

By: mike kobrin

mike kobrin — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:52:09 +0000

Drew:
How do you verify that those cables are just as well constructed?

And “most of the time” to me means: for the average consumer who doesn’t have cutting-edge throughput or extended cable length needs. Is that what you meant?

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:48:03 +0000

My whole problem with Monster is that most of the time, you can get cables that are just as well constructed as Monster cables for half the cost if not less. You just have to know where to look. Tons of places sell them online and most shops that do their own installations will sell high quality cables by the foot.

By: Mike Kobrin

Mike Kobrin — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:47:15 +0000

AT:
That sounds like a DVR problem to me, if you’re not getting freezes while you’re watching real-time broadcasts.

By: jerry

jerry — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:52:03 +0000

by hd cables from a computer store. You can get them inexpensive, and work great.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:43:46 +0000

I am sick of friends telling me I am wasting money when i buy Monster or Belkin cables. After setting up several HD A/V systems for myself and family members I have learned the hard way that spending the extra cash up front can save many headaches down the road. There seems to be a witch hunt going on for higher-end cables and I for one think there is more pseudo-scientific information being put out by anti-PureAV/Monster/Belkin people than high-end cable manufacturer’s marketing departments.

Anyway, its nice to read middle-of-the-road article explaining the differences out there.

By: AT

AT — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:55:00 +0000

Question, though. I have an HD TV and bought a very cheap cable. Picture comes out great, but when I DVR an HD show, every now and again the sound and/or picture will freeze for a second or two and then go back to normal. Would this be my TV, my DVR box or my cable? I thought it might be because I only bought a $6 cable instead of something a little higher end, like a $30 cable.