Customer Reviews

HDMI 800hd Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable - 6 m. length - 19.68 ft.

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Monster has built its business on slick marketing. There's typically nothing wrong with the cables they sell, but there's nothing about them that justifies the exorbitant prices asked. The cable is not made in the U.S. It's made in China. And Monster do not provide certificates of performance for their cables. HDMI cables can be certified for Category 1 or Category 2 compliance, and the certification must be made at a specific cable length. Monster only states (without independent verification) that its cables achieve certain bandwidths (which they mislabel as "speed"), but these statements are completely meaningless without specifying the length of cable and without independent testing. The truth is, a 6 foot HDMI cable that costs $3 is going to provide the same reliable bandwidth transmission as a $100 Monster HDMI cable. And if you need a longer cable then you need specific certification of bandwidth at the length you use. For such purposes, you can get a 15 foot cable certified to maximum HDMI bandwidth (Category 2) for $35. And for the price that Monster wants for this 13 foot cable, you can get a cable certified to Category 2 bandwidth that is 40 feet long. If you want to educate yourself about the technical details of HDMI cables, check the white papers on HDMI at blue jeans cable.

It says "advanced" in the product name. So it's got to be worth the inflated price. Plus, if I spend a thousand dollars on a TV, then I shouldn't skimp on the cable. This is exactly the kind of thinking that Monster preys on.

Don't buy into the hype the sales people at Big Box stores or Monster feeds you. Folks, there is no need to spend this over inflated price on an HDMI cable.

There is an article in NY Times on June 10, 2009 about how to tweak your HDTV to make it perform at its best. The article specifically advises readers not to be tempted to spend too much on cables. It also quotes industry expert Joe Kane. His advice: "Cheap cables that cost 75 cents per foot work as well as those that cost $100 per foot," said Mr. Kane. "With the latest HDMI cables, if you see a picture and hear the sound, you know it works."

Think about running a USB cable from your computer to your printer -- have you gotten sharper, clearer prints from a fancier cable? Of course not. The information either passes through or it doesn't.

From the reviews on this page, looks like a few people got taken in by Monster's marketing BS and spent far too much on their cables. HDMI is a *digital* standard. It's not analog. The signal either carries or it doesn't and there's error correction built in to the devices that use HDMI. Save your money.

I like the fact that it is short and not a lot of excess cable is behind the entertainment center.

Great. package received. Had always enjoy shopping at amazon.com. I Highly recommend anyone who is looking for a good HDMI cable to buy this. GREAT deal this is!

I know that there are a lot of differing opinions between the "high" end HDMI cables and the cheap HDMI cables. Well, I had the cheap HDMI cables running from my Onkyo TX-SR608 receiver to my televsion, bluray player and cable box. Everytime that I would change the channel, I would lose my picture and info bar completely. I switched all of my devices to this Monster MC800HD cable, and the delay was gone. This cable is ideal. Extremely inexpensive compared to the big box retailers and it performs. I will buy this cable ten times over before I buy a cheap HDMI cable.

I bought these cables for my new TV/DVD system because they are the standard for HDMI. After getting my new system, the old cables did not provide the through-put for my Roku box to register. After some research, I found out I did not have a problem with electronics, just what was connecting them. Since Monster does testing for all cables, using their system (thanks to the Fry's Electronics guy for helping) I decided to go with them. Amazon (as is usually the case) had the best price.

PREFACE: I BOUGHT these cables which gives me the right to review them (unlike other so-called "reviewers"). Don't let the naysayers sour you on Monster products. Amazon has an EXCELLENT return policy so where's the downside of trying them? If you don't like the results or see none, return them! Pretty simple huh? Please excuse my sarcasm in my review below, but I've about had it with schills for $4.00 for 50 meter cables. Liars in cubicles? Owners of cheap equipment which will never resolve good video? Read their tripe with scrutiny and decide for yourself.

Yeah, I was "duped" as some reviewers have characterized purchasers of Monster products. I've been buying Monster products for nearly 30 years now. It began with Monster's original 12 AWG side-by-side clear-jacket cable. Soon after their twisted-pair product was released and for the very first time in my interconnect-buying life I was able to RESELL my original Monster speaker cable and upgrade to twisted-pair. Since then I've purchased Monster where-and-when I thought it was appropriate or necessary for the connectivity situation. When I thought it didn't matter, I bought what I thought was adequate.

Most of the (negative) "reviews" I've read here about Monster have been "hit pieces" which never mention having purchased, assessed or returned-with-dissatisfaction... ANY Monster product.

Since components ARE a variable, I think it would be fitting to list my componentry prior to my eventual endorsement of my purchase:
Display: Panasonic TCP-54G20 (NO 3D by choice)
BRDP: Panasonic DMP-BDT210 (Plays 3D, but I have no 3D display - Reason for purchase? Good reviews from independent sources and secondarily, built-in WiFi)
DVR: DTV HR24 HD DVR - Reason for DTV? Completely free 2-year HD upgrade with 3 free months of 3 movie channels, plus a monetary offset which more than exceeded the $10.00-per-month HD charge. The word "renegotiate" comes to mind - try it - you'll like it!
A/V Reciever: "legacy" Yamaha RX-V1 - Reason for not replacing it? I could lift the fronts of $4k+ HDMI-capable recievers with two fingers from my left hand (I'm right-handed). My Yamaha weighs 68 pounds and has an RFI/EMI rejecting inner chassis constructed of solid (THICK) sheet copper. No HDMI inputs? No problem! Even with Blu Ray, the majority of available titles are rendered in 5.1. If you're hungry for a bash tied to a lie, here's one: "Optical cable will not pass 7.1" The fact is optical-cable HAS the bandwidth (AND MORE) to handle 7.1 - the manufacturers just decided NOT to port 7.1 to the optical output so we'd all have to buy new HDMI cables. Optical is OPTimum, but alas just like the "USB Consortium" the HDMI Standard is just another consumer-gutting scam. Optical can pass Ethernet too and I'm sure all of you have seen the diameter of A/V optical - IT'S FAT compared to networking fiber-optics.
Speakers: "legacy" NHT Super-Zeros in the elusive Oak finish (I bought a master-pack of 6 just to get them in Oak).
Center: "legacy" NHT Super-Center (same drivers (doubled) as the Super-Zeros).
Subwoofer: "legacy" NHT SW2Pi (Which was ESPECIALLY hard to get in Oak) with a separate (racked) amplifier and not too much cable-length distance between my rack and the sub.
Power-Conditioner/Surge-Protector: Furman rackmounted with two pull-out lights to illuminate my player's opened tray and my racked media drawer.

So, let's get to the reviewing: I don't need to validate my purchase to anyone excepting myself and I'm completely pleased with my 800HDs (purchased here on Amazon). The ONLY advice the Directv installation tech had when he left was "The first thing you'll want to replace is that DTV-supplied cable with a better cable - the difference will be like night-and-day". Guess what? He was RIGHT! The blacks are so much more defined. Let's review - a man who installs HD all day long says his own company's cables are junk and he turns out to be telling the truth.

I work with FLOODS of data all day long and as so many "non reviewers" have said: "HDMI is a digital standard". Well when backing up hundreds of servers with camera images, PDF files, medical charts, PACS digital Radiology Images (they're FAT!), everyone's emails and saved documents and sub-departmental newsletters, I can squeeze a lot of data through a fiber-cable with a core the size of of a mechanical pencil lead. A/V optical cable has the diameter of an eybrow pencil = it WOULD pass 7.1 (and Ethernet if they'd let it).

After changing out all the supplied and cheaply purchased HDMI cables in my system with Monster my new (made in JAPAN!) plasma just erupted with brightness. The last time I saw so many different shades of black was on a $38k drop-screen Runco front-projection system. To the naysayers who will no doubt blast my review I have a prepared response: "Dang my lying eyes!".

Monster MC800HD-2M Advanced High Speed HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters)

A more improved picture than with an older and regular HDMI cable.

The monster 800HD cable that I bought are awesome! Video and sound on the blu-ray are amazing. Rec everyone with a ps3 to buy this cable. Perfect!