Monster Cable DVI400-4M DVI-D Video Cable

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.5 x 3.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008XETD
• Item model number: DVI400-4M
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #35 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Cables & Interconnects > Video Cables > DVI Cables
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Length: 4 Meters

From the Manufacturer

 

Product Description

If You Want the Best HDTV PictureYou Need A Digital Video Connection Whether you’re watching the ball game or an action-packed movie in high definition, without question, the picture quality is stunning. It could be better, though. For high definition all-digital video to look its best, the data must be transferred from your set top box or DVD player to your HD display in pure digital form. Unfortunately, this can’t occur with analog video cable. Even high resolution component video is still an analog connection! In order for component video, or any other analog cable to do its job, your HDTV tuner, DVD player or other digital source must convert video data from the digital domain to analog, then back to digital. This conversion process can cause high frequency attenuation, and loss of resolution and detail. Introducing Monster DVI 400: The Highest Quality All-Digital Video Interface Monster DVI400 is a pure digital high bandwidth video interface. What you see on your screen is exactly what was digitally transmitted. DVI400 is designed to support the high bandwidth demands from your set top box to the HDTV display. DVI400 supports up to 24-bit digital RGB data behind each pixel for the highest quality image. You’ll enjoy a razor sharp picture with incredible detail and vibrant, natural colors, even if you’re forced to use long cable runs. Get Monster DVI 400 for HDTV and See What You’ve Been Missing. You paid a lot extra to enjoy the benefits of digital source material (DVD/HDTV) and a digital display device (Plasma/High Def.). Why limit the performance of these cutting edge technologies by connecting them with less than the highest quality digital interface? Monster DVI400 helps you get all the performance you paid for!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diminishing returns?, February 14, 2004

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Rheumor (New Orelans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable DVI400-2M DVI-D Video Cable (Electronics)

I bought this MonsterCable DVI cable to connect my DVD player to my new HD TV. I was certainly impressed with the image quality and the sturdiness of the cable, though honestly I found the connector pins a bit finicky.
Soon my HD system grew and I needed a way to better utilize the Sony TV's single DVI input, so I bought a very nice Geffen 4 port remote controlled DVI switch. It came packaged with 4 rather generic 6' DVI cables, which I used to connect the components to the switch, saving the MonsterCable for the switch's output to the TV.
The result was great in all cases. That's when the scientist in me took over. I started swapping cables like mad, and asking any poor soul who happened to be around to identify the best picture. The result? No one, myself included, could discern the least little difference in image quality from cable to cable.
Being that the generic DVI cable is one fourth (!) the price of the brand name, obvious questions about diminishing returns are raised.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVI Cable, July 30, 2006

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J. Cox - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable DVI400-1M DVI-D Video Cable (Electronics)

In response to previous reviewers comments stating "Does it really matter?", since I am an electrial engineer, here is my situation:

I have an older ThinkPad laptop that IBM says only supports up to 1280x1024 DVI output because higher resolutions have bad digital video noise due to a weak TDMS transmitter. Thus, after doing my research, I realized I needed the lowest loss, shortest DVI cable I could find in order to drive my new Dell 24" 1920x1200 flat panel.

This cable performed better than I ever thought it could. I was able to drive my 24" monitor without any digital noise, when IBM and other users had stated it was impossible. I didn't even need to used the reduce DVI bandwidth options.

In short, for most users, this cable is a complete waste of money. In fact, the claim on the box that a bad DVI cable can cause dull colors and a blurred image is a flat out lie. However, if you need a high quality cable for a special situation like this, go with the 1 meter long DVI400!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, awesome picture quality, November 9, 2006

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theragu40 (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Cable DVI400-2M DVI-D Video Cable (Electronics)

I bought this cable to use in conjunction with a new LG brand L1932TQ 19" flat panel monitor. I could not be happier with my purchase. The picture quality is vastly improved over the analog cable I had before. The cord is also very solidly constructed and is long enough to have quite a bit of extra length if I ever need to move my monitor for anything. I would buy this product again in a heartbeat, especially at the low price I paid on Amazon.

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