Monster MC500HD-1M Standard Speed HDTV HDMI Cable (1 meter)

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 7.4 x 11.2 inches ; 6.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UF91FK
• Item model number: HDMI500HD1M
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2007

Product Description

Length: 1 meter

Amazon.com Product Description

The bandwidth required to deliver HDMI’s ultra-high resolution audio and video places incredible demands on your digital A/V connections. Inferior cable construction, coupled with the high-speed and enormous amount of data transferred increases the potential for A/V systems to deliver degraded performance. With Monster HDMI 500HD, you’ll get all the performance you expect from your home theater system and achieve the optimum sound and picture your HDMI-enabled gear is designed to deliver. Its triple-layer shielding protects your signal from outside interference, even over long cable runs. The heavy-duty internal dual-strain construction, durable gold-plated internal connector shielding, and corrosion resistant 24k gold contacts ensure that your investment will not only provide the necessary bandwidth for exceptional color and sound, but that it will be a durable, lasting investment in your home theater setup.

Product Description

hdmi 500hd high speed cable with ethernet high speed performance hdmi cable with a bandwidth of 4.95 gbps, ideal for first-generation hdtvs, progressive scan dvd players, and cable/satellite receivers. experience the convenience of an all-in-one audio/video hookup, plus thrilling hd picture and sound. General information - manufacturer - monster cable products, inc manufacturer part number - 127662-00 manufacturer website address - monster cable brand name - monster cable product model - mc 500hd-1m product name - mc 500hd-1m 500hd standard speed hdmi cable product type - a/v cable; miscellaneous - additional information - heavy-duty internal dual strain for long-lasting performance all-in-one audio/video cable for no-clutter hookup and thrilling hd picture and sound durable gold-plated internal connector shield doublehelix construction maximizes signal strength for crisp, clear 720p/1080i video support for 8-bit color, the conventional color depth for standard definition tvs and first-generation hdtvs. enables display of up to 16 million colors support for the hdmi consumer electronics control channel, enabling automated audio/video component setup and control; miscellaneous - certifications & standards - hdmi simply; warranty - standard warranty - lifetime cable type - hdmi cable configuration - not applicable fiber optic mode - not applicable core/cladding diameter - not applicable cable length - 3.28 ft connector on first end - hdmi conductor - copper jacket - duraflex

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of money for no performance increase, June 5, 2008

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John Doe (Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster MC500HD-2M Standard Speed HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters) (Electronics)

Please do some research on HDMI (or Monster Cables in general). Monster cable is a good product, but you can purchase other cables from other companies for 1/10th the price. As long as the cable is a quality cable the signal delivered to the TV is the SAME! It is a digital signal -not analog. Go to an unbiased audio video blog or review site and they will set you straight, but by all mean is you have the excess money laying around buy the Monster.

5.0 out of 5 stars But It Lasts, January 21, 2012

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John Helak "JohnInNJ" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster MC500HD-2M Standard Speed HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters) (Electronics)

I am tired of buying cheapo hdmi cables that break down after a few weeks or months of use. I've bought very cheapo hdmi cables on the net and, yes, the picture and sound quality are the same as the most expensive Monster cable. But for every three I bought, one would arrive DOA and the other two would last weeks to months, but that's all. I have no idea why they stop carrying a signal, but they do. The Monster cables last. And that's worth it.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good brand, quality build but generics are equally good, March 22, 2010

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A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster MC500HD-1M Standard Speed HDTV HDMI Cable (1 meter) (Electronics)

My suggestion and... I'm just saying: search Amazon for "hdmi cable 1.3" and make an informed price/quality decision before you buy.

Why would someone prefer a branded wire an not a more generic product that sells for a fraction of the price? I am sure that the marketing geniuses have the answer. In this specific case I am happy to see that this brand's pricing structure is coming closer to what most of the competition charges which is in the single-digits. The brand should make absolutely no difference on such short cable lengths if the cable actually works. This specific product is still selling at an unjustified (in my view) premium but I can understand that some would prefer a branded product even if it goes at the back of the box, never to be seen by anyone.

HDMI is all-digital for both sound and picture. As such, it either works or it doesn't and, when it doesn't work, you will know immediately. There's really nothing in-between. If a claim is made that the Monster is 'more reliable' or that it 'lasts longer', I can't see how such claim can be backed - does the hundred-dollar cable last 20 times longer than than the five-dollar cable? And, if it does, do we REALLY care that a cable supporting a standard that may be obsolete in 5 years COULD last for 100 years?

By the way, I do not challenge the claim of high quality for this cable. It appears to be well built. However, it is quality not needed and, in my view, not worth paying for. The way most of us use cables is: we plug them at the back of our electronic boxes and, if they work on 'day one' they are likely to work in the exact same fashion on day 1000 because they are not going to be subjected to any physical or thermal stress and the materials used to build them are not easily degradable. While 'quality' was important for analog cables where good quality made all the difference in the world, the digital wires either transmit the digits or they don't. If they do, they all work the same, the $1 HDMI cable gives you the exact same 'performance' the $100, gold-plated cable does.

The claims that seem to suggest that these expensive wires allow more Gigabytes of data to pass through and the implied suggestion that you would get a less bright image or a less crisp sound if you used a two-dollar cable are NOT true. The HDMI is a published standard and there is a minimum data throughput that must be supported. If it is, then the device is HDMI compliant and you will get everything that HDMI promises to deliver. If some cable exceeds the specified throughput, it's nice but it's irrelevant because no electronic component that's HDMI compliant would attempt to push more bytes through the wire than the standard specifies. If they did, they'd violate the specs and would not sell very well. If your electronic component had an HDMI port that called for an HDMI cable that exceeded the HDMI published standards, then it would no longer be called an HDMI port but a proprietary, non-standard solution.


NOTE

This is from the HDMI consortium's FAQ:

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Q. Will my Standard cable work in High Speed applications?

Although a Standard HDMI cable may not have been tested to support the higher bandwidth requirements of cables rated to support high speeds, existing cables, especially ones of shorter lengths (i.e., less than 2 meters), will generally perform adequately in higher speed situations. The quality of the HDMI receiver chip (in the TV, for example) has a large effect on the ability to cleanly recover and display the HDMI signal. A significant majority, perhaps all, of the HDMI TVs and projectors that support 1080p on the HDMI inputs are designed with quality receiver chips that may cleanly recover the 1080p HDMI signal using a Standard-rated HDMI cable. These receiver chips use technology called "cable equalization" in order to counter the signal reduction (attenuation) caused by a cable.
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My interpretation is that, when it comes down to cables THIS short (1 meter), just about anything will do and you can get fully certified HDMI cables for a fraction of the price. The Monster cable is 'high quality' without a doubt but it's unneeded quality because this cable won't be usable with HDMI 1.4 devices and a much less expensive wire will do the exact same job for you. By the way, I do understand the concept of branding but, for something that goes to the back of my stereo, never to be seen or heard from again once it's plugged in, the brand is not that important.

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