Yes, a $10 dollar HDMI cable is just as good as one costing $129. and think of all those DVD's and Bluray's you could buy with the savings alone. I paid only $14 for my HDMI cable with $4 of that being for express shipping to my door.
I almost got sucked into buying these shit monster cables as well, when I looked on monoprice. com and saw there was no difference In quality and in fact some of monoprices cables were claiming to work better. there as low as 2$ check them out! I also have a crappy video on my channel.
what a fucking nob jockey! it the signal get's sent in 0&1's no matter what cable you get it AINT GOING TO GET BETTER!!! Dum ass paying $140 on a Cable where you can get one for the price of a cheap Thai Whore "$1"
Funny to see some people still claiming the colours etc are different in different cables.
Of course its generally the people who wasted £80 a cable who stick to that theory when its pretty much unanimous that there's is no difference. Pay a bit more for better quality cable and reliability, but it should be against trading standards to claim the picture quality will be different.
its a huge rip off and sucks even more because I've seen be included, ps3's don't come with an HDMI cable, my mom had got a new 32inch HD tv for gift and it didn't have HDMI cables included either, even though the tv had a built in bluray player which ended up being returned 3 times because it made a loud noise we could hear over the movie and ended up buying a different model of tv that didn't have the built in blurry player but even the separate bluray player didn't come with a HDMI cable
with digital, higher quality doesnt mean anything, static doesnt influence it, the signals are either on (1) or off(0) even if a lower end hdmi cable has some sort of static or interference, 1.1142 is still on, and 0 is still off, whereas old analogue signals, like those white, yellow, red cables from xbox/etc use analogue signals, so a little static shows up, 0.1 higher signal could increace the blue for that pixel by 10%
The Best Buy guy said it would be the last cable you'd ever have to buy because of how it's made. He didn't say anything about better audio or video quality. The higher end cables are made better so he's not lieing. Fact is the higher priced ones are made from better materials and that is truly the only advantage that I know of.
True that a cable built with better quality will cost more.
However, the way companies design and manufacture high end cables is very much akin to gimmicky overkill.
You don't need the level of design and manufacture that's employed with high end HDMI cables to make a long lasting product that fully conforms to HDMI 1.4B.
To make things worse, the markup they put on their high end offerings is still huge compared to the actual cost to get their product to market.
Look, the reason that the sales guys are saying more expensive cables are better, isn't because they're stupid. It is because they HAVE to say that. I'm a sales man myself, and I have to say that managers don't care about customers anymore, it's all about profit they make.
So I have to sell expensive crap, otherwise they'll tell me bye bye.
"if the hdmi does give any trouble i'll just pay another $3 for another. problem solved."
Though chances are very good that you won't have to replace the cable. If it works and complies with the latest standard, it will likely last you for many years, well beyond the lifespan of your HDTV and HD devices.
I think there is a difference.....I bought a $ 7 hdmi cable a week ago, and I notice a slightly pix-elation in the image when I was watching tv and yesterday I bought a $ 20 hdmi 3 d enabled 4k resolution cable and I notice an improvement in the image quality, especially when I connect it to my apple tv 2. I'm not sure though if it would be worthy buying a $ 100 cable.
why didnt they bring up Audio?? because thats where the difference is lossless audio ( true lossless how the director wants you to hear can only be achieved thu a higher transfer rated cable 15.2gb and up if your obviously watching a true 1080p video simultaneously..) $4 cables are typically less than 10g transfer rated
@tehnoobtune I have to say, I purchase a 20 inch HDMI for $80 and the wire is thicker than the cheaper ones. Now as for a different, I see no major difference and the quality of any HDMI is amazing.. so pick what best fits your wallet!
@TheAngryAmericanwon Mate, i don't mean the wire that's thicker, i mean the gold tip at the place where you plug the cable, the metal is in fact gold, which is the main reason why there are expensive ones. Let's say an average life for a normal $10 connector is a year, on average a $50 cable will last 10 years, as the corrosion process lasts alot longer on the more expencive cable, as gold corrodes very slowly, and it will take years for it to corrode a thick layer of gold.
Why in the hell would the connector corrode in the first place? Are we assuming it gets wet or something? And besides you can easily find $5 hdmi cables with the gold plated connectors. If you're paying more than $15 dollars for a cable, then you're getting ripped off. It's a a scam and that's all it is.
@BTek4 All metals can corrode. Gold is less resistant to corrosion, bit it does corrode. What are you talking about "water". What does water have anything to do with corrosion?
because salt in water can make metals corrode faster. Moisture and oxygen is what causes metals to corrode. How in the world do you think metals corrode in the first place??? Sure Gold, even Platinum are very resistant to corrosion, but we're plugging the device into a tv or computer, and not some chemical solution.
The funny thing is that they aren't taking into account anything longer than 4ft, you WILL see signal degradation at longer distances. If you have your HT in the closet you better get a nice HDMI cable running to your display.
The engineer does know what he's talking about. He connected the cable to a signal going through an oscilloscope, which shows the real signal of the cable. If there was any degradation or unusual representation of the signal, that test would have shown it.
Why is everyone in this video talking about seeing or not seeing a difference, when it's just a matter of knowing that since it's digital - it's digital. No difference what so ever, not theoretically, not in practice. None. End of story.
@DogBoots77 I'm afraid you're wrong. A cable with a poor connection on the plug/socket will cause signal loss which will result in sparkles. Also, long lengths of cables can be subject to signal loss (there is too much to take into account and discuss here - would suggest you google it)
However, for your average 3 to 6 foot run of cable it's not even worth thinking about, you just need well built clean connectors (don't have to be gold plated or anything) that fit snugly into your devices.
@electrogear Sure, artifacts on the screen which are the results of errors in the stream are possible, but not a slight general degradation of the signal, like the people in the video are talking about. If it works, it works - if it's broken, it's broken and that will result in clearly visible errors in the image. Not slightly less saturated colors or a slightly blurred image.
@DogBoots77 Yeah, the people saying about stronger colours etc are clearly speaking from their anus! Lol, as if the HDMI cable carries actual paint or something :D
@electrogear A perfect analogy to a form of digital information everyone knows: language; If you tell me a joke it doesn't get any less funny whether it's through a crystal clear pristine audio connection, or via a crappy phone line from the other end of the world. As long as the words get through - I'll end up with the exact same copy of the joke (the meme, if you will) on my end. Same with a HDMI cable.
There's no difference because its a DIGITAL SIGNAL. Of course there is no difference in quality!!! The signal can't degrade! It's sent in binary code!!!
just.go.on.amazon.you.get.the.monster.cables.the.same.price.almost.the.monster.power.is.a.good.idea.though.with.a.15000dollar.equitment.damage.warranty.sorry.my.spacebar.does.not.work.so.i.have.to.use.the.dots............
oconnellcom 2 days ago
hahaha wow
fightingmexican707 1 week ago
Yes, a $10 dollar HDMI cable is just as good as one costing $129. and think of all those DVD's and Bluray's you could buy with the savings alone. I paid only $14 for my HDMI cable with $4 of that being for express shipping to my door.
darkangel2347 3 weeks ago
I almost got sucked into buying these shit monster cables as well, when I looked on monoprice. com and saw there was no difference In quality and in fact some of monoprices cables were claiming to work better. there as low as 2$ check them out! I also have a crappy video on my channel.
QuantumGenetic 1 month ago
@QuantumGenetic also when looking for hdmi cables just check to see if its a 1.4 cable if its 1.3 It will not support 3D
QuantumGenetic 1 month ago
what a fucking nob jockey! it the signal get's sent in 0&1's no matter what cable you get it AINT GOING TO GET BETTER!!! Dum ass paying $140 on a Cable where you can get one for the price of a cheap Thai Whore "$1"
MadStylezuk 1 month ago
damn.. people need to do their HW
SeaWithinASea111 1 month ago
Funny to see some people still claiming the colours etc are different in different cables.
Of course its generally the people who wasted £80 a cable who stick to that theory when its pretty much unanimous that there's is no difference. Pay a bit more for better quality cable and reliability, but it should be against trading standards to claim the picture quality will be different.
JammanTV 1 month ago
its a huge rip off and sucks even more because I've seen be included, ps3's don't come with an HDMI cable, my mom had got a new 32inch HD tv for gift and it didn't have HDMI cables included either, even though the tv had a built in bluray player which ended up being returned 3 times because it made a loud noise we could hear over the movie and ended up buying a different model of tv that didn't have the built in blurry player but even the separate bluray player didn't come with a HDMI cable
vgking699 2 months ago
with digital, higher quality doesnt mean anything, static doesnt influence it, the signals are either on (1) or off(0) even if a lower end hdmi cable has some sort of static or interference, 1.1142 is still on, and 0 is still off, whereas old analogue signals, like those white, yellow, red cables from xbox/etc use analogue signals, so a little static shows up, 0.1 higher signal could increace the blue for that pixel by 10%
ussyless 2 months ago
thank you'
Montster is a rip off
ansnawaz3 2 months ago
The Best Buy guy said it would be the last cable you'd ever have to buy because of how it's made. He didn't say anything about better audio or video quality. The higher end cables are made better so he's not lieing. Fact is the higher priced ones are made from better materials and that is truly the only advantage that I know of.
mbanderson83 2 months ago
@mbanderson83 your stupidity is really funny. If u even knew how these cables were made you wouldnt say such idiotic things.
TheFatal05 2 months ago
@mbanderson83
True that a cable built with better quality will cost more.
However, the way companies design and manufacture high end cables is very much akin to gimmicky overkill.
You don't need the level of design and manufacture that's employed with high end HDMI cables to make a long lasting product that fully conforms to HDMI 1.4B.
To make things worse, the markup they put on their high end offerings is still huge compared to the actual cost to get their product to market.
Watcher3223 2 months ago
Look, the reason that the sales guys are saying more expensive cables are better, isn't because they're stupid. It is because they HAVE to say that. I'm a sales man myself, and I have to say that managers don't care about customers anymore, it's all about profit they make.
So I have to sell expensive crap, otherwise they'll tell me bye bye.
CorssairTF2 2 months ago
"The last HDMI cable you'll have to buy". This is because you'll end up having to sell your house just to buy this.
Philmyassin 2 months ago
I'm surprised because Sears and Radio Shack employees receive commission and Walmart and Best Buy do not.
palillo2006 3 months ago
if the hdmi does give any trouble i'll just pay another $3 for another. problem solved.
roger62383 4 months ago
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"if the hdmi does give any trouble i'll just pay another $3 for another. problem solved."
Though chances are very good that you won't have to replace the cable. If it works and complies with the latest standard, it will likely last you for many years, well beyond the lifespan of your HDTV and HD devices.
Watcher3223 2 months ago
I think there is a difference.....I bought a $ 7 hdmi cable a week ago, and I notice a slightly pix-elation in the image when I was watching tv and yesterday I bought a $ 20 hdmi 3 d enabled 4k resolution cable and I notice an improvement in the image quality, especially when I connect it to my apple tv 2. I'm not sure though if it would be worthy buying a $ 100 cable.
venecochick09 4 months ago
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venecochick09 4 months ago
why didnt they bring up Audio?? because thats where the difference is lossless audio ( true lossless how the director wants you to hear can only be achieved thu a higher transfer rated cable 15.2gb and up if your obviously watching a true 1080p video simultaneously..) $4 cables are typically less than 10g transfer rated
m3dication 5 months ago
Guys in the stores may be lying, but more expensive ones usually tend do have a thicker gold layer, to make it last longer
tehnoobtune 5 months ago
@tehnoobtune I have to say, I purchase a 20 inch HDMI for $80 and the wire is thicker than the cheaper ones. Now as for a different, I see no major difference and the quality of any HDMI is amazing.. so pick what best fits your wallet!
TheAngryAmericanwon 4 months ago
@TheAngryAmericanwon Mate, i don't mean the wire that's thicker, i mean the gold tip at the place where you plug the cable, the metal is in fact gold, which is the main reason why there are expensive ones. Let's say an average life for a normal $10 connector is a year, on average a $50 cable will last 10 years, as the corrosion process lasts alot longer on the more expencive cable, as gold corrodes very slowly, and it will take years for it to corrode a thick layer of gold.
tehnoobtune 4 months ago
@tehnoobtune
Why in the hell would the connector corrode in the first place? Are we assuming it gets wet or something? And besides you can easily find $5 hdmi cables with the gold plated connectors. If you're paying more than $15 dollars for a cable, then you're getting ripped off. It's a a scam and that's all it is.
BTek4 3 months ago
@BTek4 All metals can corrode. Gold is less resistant to corrosion, bit it does corrode. What are you talking about "water". What does water have anything to do with corrosion?
tehnoobtune 3 months ago
@tehnoobtune
because salt in water can make metals corrode faster. Moisture and oxygen is what causes metals to corrode. How in the world do you think metals corrode in the first place??? Sure Gold, even Platinum are very resistant to corrosion, but we're plugging the device into a tv or computer, and not some chemical solution.
BTek4 3 months ago
My favourite quote - "If I get plugged into the right place once I'm good to go"
Dirty cow.
djdatabass 5 months ago
The funny thing is that they aren't taking into account anything longer than 4ft, you WILL see signal degradation at longer distances. If you have your HT in the closet you better get a nice HDMI cable running to your display.
YackDeezy 6 months ago
The engineer does know what he's talking about. He connected the cable to a signal going through an oscilloscope, which shows the real signal of the cable. If there was any degradation or unusual representation of the signal, that test would have shown it.
pvtjamesryan3 10 months ago
Yes it's proven again and again. No need to buy the expensive Monster cables. Cheap cables are as good as an expensive one. Monster are scammers...
GRiZLOC 1 year ago
Why is everyone in this video talking about seeing or not seeing a difference, when it's just a matter of knowing that since it's digital - it's digital. No difference what so ever, not theoretically, not in practice. None. End of story.
DogBoots77 1 year ago
@DogBoots77 I'm afraid you're wrong. A cable with a poor connection on the plug/socket will cause signal loss which will result in sparkles. Also, long lengths of cables can be subject to signal loss (there is too much to take into account and discuss here - would suggest you google it)
However, for your average 3 to 6 foot run of cable it's not even worth thinking about, you just need well built clean connectors (don't have to be gold plated or anything) that fit snugly into your devices.
electrogear 6 months ago
@electrogear Sure, artifacts on the screen which are the results of errors in the stream are possible, but not a slight general degradation of the signal, like the people in the video are talking about. If it works, it works - if it's broken, it's broken and that will result in clearly visible errors in the image. Not slightly less saturated colors or a slightly blurred image.
DogBoots77 6 months ago
@DogBoots77 Yeah, the people saying about stronger colours etc are clearly speaking from their anus! Lol, as if the HDMI cable carries actual paint or something :D
electrogear 6 months ago
@electrogear A perfect analogy to a form of digital information everyone knows: language; If you tell me a joke it doesn't get any less funny whether it's through a crystal clear pristine audio connection, or via a crappy phone line from the other end of the world. As long as the words get through - I'll end up with the exact same copy of the joke (the meme, if you will) on my end. Same with a HDMI cable.
DogBoots77 6 months ago
There's no difference because its a DIGITAL SIGNAL. Of course there is no difference in quality!!! The signal can't degrade! It's sent in binary code!!!
shipleyshipster 1 year ago
Good Video :)
spearmintmonkey 1 year ago