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 enlarge | Brand: Monster
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
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Avg. Customer Rating:  170 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: 2 Meters
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 7 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
MPN: MC 1000HD-2M
Model: MC 1000HD-2M
UPC: 050644449239
EAN: 0050644449239
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Gauranteed bandwidth is worth the price, should be much more flexible January 12, 2008
44 out of 70 found this review helpful
I bought three 1000HD cables in various lengths and they are very well made, and work as advertised.
Much of the commentary on these reviews leaves out an important factor in the "digital is digital" critiques. The specifications for HDMI include many levels of bandwidth that are required for various digital formats. HDMI is unique in that if a given cable (or any component) cannot deliver the full bandwidth for a given format (i.e. there are too many errors received) it automatically steps down to the next lower standard, until it gets to one where it gets error-free data. As a result, some users observe that they get a picture with a cheap cable. Most HDMI cable is adequate for what Cable TV boxes and up-sampled DVD's output, so this expensive wire may not add any value there.
The claims Monster makes on their website for what bandwidth is needed each format, however, are all correct and true to the standards documentation. For HDMI 1.3a, for example, to get Dolby TrueHD uncompressed audio, DTS Master Audio, and deep color video at 1080p, you need substantially more bandwidth than for a cable box with only Dolby Digital and 1080i. If you purchased new equipment that offers these highest resolution formats, I believe the guarantee that this cable exceeds the specified requirements is worth paying more to have.
I did not rate the product a "5" because it is ridiculously stiff, however, something that could well be improved at this price.
 For those that are throwing money away... throw some my direction. August 16, 2008
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
Following my review here is the HDMI spec currently which supports the full color depth..notice the bandwidth. Therefore... any cable that you buy that says HDMI 1.3 Category 2 can do *gasp* 10.2 Gbit/s (340MHz) bandwidth. Amazon here has plenty for less than 1 tenth of this and a quick search at my favorite place to buy cables would let me buy $30 for the price of one of these.
Also, money does not equal quality when it comes to cables. I got some high quality Monster cables in a set a number of years ago (big time clearance and it was all the store carried and I wanted it that day). The first time I went to move three of the RCA ends on 2 different style cable stayed inside my amp when I pulled them straight back. I have used probably 100 different RCA, digital coax, and component video cables and Monster brand are the only ones I've ever had break.
So again, if you like paying $100 for something the company makes for $5, I'd rather you just send me the $95 if you really don't need it that bad. I have 6 HDMI cables hooked up right now... so at a savings of $95 per cable that is $570...which payed for my PS3 and an extra game. When it comes to digital... it just plain does not matter.
HDMI 1.3
Released June 22, 2006.[12][13][76]
* Increases single-link bandwidth to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s)
* Optionally supports Deep Color with 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit xvYCC, sRGB, or YCbCr compared to 24-bit sRGB or YCbCr in previous HDMI versions.
* Incorporates automatic audio syncing (Audio video sync) capability.
* Optionally supports output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio streams for external decoding by AV receivers.[77] TrueHD and DTS-HD are lossless audio codec formats used on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. If the disc player can decode these streams into uncompressed audio, then HDMI 1.3 is not necessary, as all versions of HDMI can transport uncompressed audio.
* Cable Categories 1 and 2 defined. Category 1 cable is tested up to 74.25 MHz while Category 2 cable is tested up to 340 MHz.
* Availability of a new Type C mini-connector for portable devices.[39][78]
Monster Over Priced Cables February 6, 2008
34 out of 40 found this review helpful
Don't believe Monster's constant bombardment of 'facts' showing why you should pay big bucks for their cables. HDMI 1.3a cables can be had for as little as 10 bucks for a 6 footer. If a cable has the 1.3a rating it is good enough for 1080p and all versions of audio. Case closed
Does What It Should, at Ten Times The Price March 20, 2008
32 out of 35 found this review helpful
Monster's HDMI cables (as well as most Monster products) do exactly what they should do, and they do it exceptionally well. However, there is a caveat to the Monster HDMI cable: You pay ten times as much for their cable as you should be.
The problem is, this one-hundred thirty dollar cable will not do anything better than a ten dollar cable will. To put it another way, a cable one-tenth of the price of Monster's cable will perform exactly as well as the Monster cable. And yes, there are HDMI cables that can be had for one-tenth the price of this Monster cable. See monoprice dot com, and save your money.
Also, do not believe the store reps and companies who try to sell you these outrageously priced cables: they will not improve your listening or viewing experience one bit. Also, there are a lot of good reviews for this Monster cable. As well there should be, because the cable does perform well. But if an informed customer wrote a review about this Monster cable its cost, and wrote a review with the knowledge that the Monster cable performs only as well as a cable that it costs 10x more than, you would get a 1 star review for the Monster. Which is what you get here.
I don't like seeing people get ripped off by what I see as an attempt to take advantage of unaware customers. So I posted this review, and I hope you will not by these grossly overpriced Monster cables, unless of course you need to own something with the name "Monster" on it to impress people who think that Monster is better than other cables simply because they rip you off with their pricing!
Major rip-off February 15, 2008
25 out of 29 found this review helpful
HDMI is a digital signal, 1's and 0's. A well constructed cable (you can get that for $10) will work just great. Monster is a major rip-off, think before you buy!!
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