Digital Life High Performance Ethernet Cables - Advanced High Speed - 3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 4.6 x 8.9 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001LK6ZAC
• Item model number: DL NET6 AS-3
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 18, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Connect Your Home Network with Advanced High Speed Ethernet

Enjoy Everything The Web Has To Offer
Ethernet is the ideal cable for fast internet downloads, multiplayer games, and more. It’s also perfect for wiring a high speed home entertainment network to stream movies and music to any room in your home.

Blazing Fast and Ready For Today—and Tomorrow’s—Bandwidth Needs
Any Ethernet cable can deliver Web content. However, HD video, digital music, multiplayer games played on your computer or game console, and digital media players demand the fastest connection possible. Monster® Advanced™ High Speed Ethernet delivers blazing fast CAT 6 speed up to10 Gbps, so your home entertainment network will be future ready for even higher definition movies, music, and games.

Product Description

Digital Life High Performance Ethernet Cables - Advanced High Speed - 3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Internet Connection: No Dramatic Improvement, October 8, 2011

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Editors4Writers "Editors4Writers" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Digital Life High Performance Ethernet Cables - Advanced High Speed - 3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable (Personal Computers)

I bought this "3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable" to improve my internet connection. Before making this purchase, I researched the effectiveness of various Ethernet cables such as the CAT6. I'll summarize my findings here. My insight could help those who are tentative about this product.

This Monster product is a CAT6 that has higher transmission rates than both a standard CAT5 (Cisco-Linksys UTP510 Network Cable, Cat 5, 10 Feet) and an enhanced CAT5e (RiteAV - Cat5e Network Ethernet Cable - Blue - 3 ft.). (Please note: The hyperlinks are references.) The CAT5 cables we use every day have transmission rates of 100 Mbps. I asked myself if I needed anything "better" than a CAT5, and the answer was no. Most households don't own a 100 Mbps connection. I have a 24 Mbps service (3,000 Kbps down), which pales in comparison to the speeds of a 100 Mbps plan (12,500 kbps down). But, even if I had a 100 Mbps plan, I would need only a CAT5.

The CAT5e is an improved version with 3.5 times the speed of a CAT5 cable (350 Mbps). Bradley Mitchell's article differentiates between a CAT5 and CAT5e: "A newer specification for CAT5 cable - CAT5 enhanced ('CAT5e' or 'CAT 5e') - supports networking at Gigabit Ethernet speeds (1000 Mbps) over short distances by utilizing all four wire pairs, and it is backward-compatible with ordinary CAT5." Therefore, CAT5 cables suffice. Consumers--for now--will never reach or exceed the maximum transmission threshold of a standard CAT5.

Case and point: What does this mean? Well, depending on a household's internet plan, a CAT5 cable is adequate; it does the job without any if's, and's, or but's. In addition, it's affordable. Cables such as the CAT5e and CAT6 are unnecessary because they exceed the CAT5's capabilities, especially for networks that operate at less than 100 Mbps. My previous CAT5 cable suits the "limitations" of my internet plan; however, I contradict myself by still using a Monster Cable.

Conclusion: The cheaper, generic cables work. I didn't notice a dramatic improvement with my internet connection. It's a quality product, though. In the meantime, I'll continue to use it. I may also use it for computer-to-computer file transfers. That'd be one advantage.

Sources:

1. "CAT5, CAT5e," Bradley Mitchell, accessed October 8, 2011.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ethernet cable, December 11, 2010

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ZO6 Captain (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Digital Life High Performance Ethernet Cables - Advanced High Speed - 3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable (Personal Computers)

I replaced all the cheap flimsy Chinese Ethernet cables that came free with my Dlink router and DIRECTV DVR boxes and the network connection reliability increased two-fold. The twisted pair construction and shielding greatly improves this cables network reliability. You get what you pay for. It definitely shows here. I used to watch DIRECTV shows from my DVR upstairs on my network and would lose access to the box occasionally. After the Ethernet cables were replaced with the Monster Digital Life ones, the problem has vanished. I am very happy with this purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid performing high quality cable, February 5, 2012

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Binx - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Digital Life High Performance Ethernet Cables - Advanced High Speed - 3 ft. Advanced High Speed Ethernet Cable (Personal Computers)

I'll admit I was a little skeptical before purchasing this cable since I've heard a lot of bad things about monster regarding price, but I honestly have no regrets! You probably can find a decent cable for a little cheaper, but what really sealed the deal for me when I received the cable was the build quality. This cable is really solid and also a stable performer. I haven't had any issues so far and would highly recommend this cable. Just be sure to measure the length of the cable that you're going to need! It was a tad shorter than I thought it'd be, so I had to rearrange my media center a little bit to make it work, but that was my fault.