Customer Reviews

PS3 HDMI Cable + USB 2.0 Cable Pack

5 star:		(23)
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3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Its difficult to wax poetic about a cable - if it works well you should never even notice that its there.

And I want to be careful here not to wade into a discussion of how much a cable is worth, especially when talking about digital signals that are either there, or not.

I pondered the question of $3 or $300 cables for a long while, and chose to hedge my bets by buying this one for the following reasons:

a) Its pricing places it right in the middle of the pack.
b) you can see just by looking at it why it might merit this price.
c) It would be madness for SCEA to sell a product as graphically intense as the PS3 and hobble it with poor quality cables. (These cables are made by SCEA too.)

So what do I get? I get extremely high cable construction quality, and a set of extra long cables. The 10-foot USB cable length is a boon since it lets me position myself comfortably away from the monitor.

The cable jacket is a very flexible cloth like material that makes it look like this cable will last forever, no matter how tightly I squeeze it through the openings in my entertainment center. The ends fit well into my HDMI connectors and are supposed to be gold plated.

All I care about now, is that the images are wonderfully clear ... and I can safely go back to ignoring cables.

Yes yes, I know, as long as you're getting a decent quality HDMI 1.3a cable it doesn't make any difference what you get. Still, this is far from the most overpriced cable around, and it is nice.

What I really love about it is the USB cable it includes. As others have mentioned, the material it's made out of is great (the HDMI cable is the same way, but that's less relevant since it's behind your TV and you'd hardly ever move it). It's almost like a cloth or something-I've never seen a cable built like this before. It doesn't seem to "curl" up like most cables do.

I'd prefer the PS3 just use wired controllers, but that cable is a decent compromise. Frankly I wish it had been included with the PS3... It's also 10 feet long which is great.

I actually found a use for the short USB cable included with the PS3-I have my PS2/PS1 memory card adapter hooked to it, since that only needs to sit next to the system itself.

Note that these nifty USB cables are also sold in a separate 2 pack for slightly less. I ended up buying those too so I can hook up multiple controllers.

I can honestly tell you that as long as the HDMI wire you buy is properly shielded, 1080p certified,ect.. it doesnt make a difference if it costs 5 bucks or 100(Im not saying go by the cheapest possible wire,Im stating that labeling "for use with PS3" is a sales ploy in the sense that any decent HDMI wire can b successfully used with a PS3. If you read the reviews for some of the cheaper wires & make sure that they certify them to do what u need them to(whether it be bluray or video game console ANY GOOD HDMI WIRE WILL SUFFICE AS LONG AS ITS SHIELDED & 1080p CERTIFIED!), u will save a bundle.. I have a monster wire that normally runs 100 bucks & I have bought several different cheaper brands commonly found on amazon in the 5 to 7 dollar range, there was no difference in picture or sound(and I have a high end receiver so if there was any benefit to paying more for HDMI wires I would, being that I am willing to overspend when theres a benefit to it.( I tried all combinations of wires from Verizon HD box, Bluray player, PS3 ect...All to my receiver then to my 50" Samsung LCD, so any difference to discern would be noted) Bottom line, shop around read the reviews, and never believe anything that comes out of a salesmans mouth!

I work for no companies, sponsored by no companies, and bound by no companies, therefore I am going to give every reader the cold hard truth with no bias.

Hello everyone, I'm a pro DJ residing in Japan. Furthermore being such, I am a pretty big audiophile. I personally tested and researched my fare share of audio equipment such as turntables, CD players, mixers, receivers, amplifiers speakers, and cables etc. to try to find that optimal sound quality. As a hobbyist I am also a videophile that likes more than his fare share of movies and video games. With a library of about 500 DVDs (which I now would like to sell to replace with the same movies on Blu-Ray) and a video game count you wouldn't believe me if I told you. I really do love my electronics and want the best quality of presentation I can get. I'm sorry to give such a long background presentation about me, I just want everyone to know how serious and passionate I am about this stuff.

Now an analogy dealing with HDMI / Gold vs. Silver
There is no racial undertones in this analogy but I felt human beings are the best comparison I could make. If my mother sent me a letter in the mail, when the postman is en-route to deliver it, it doesn't matter what color skin is wrapped around the mailman or what gender he/she is. It doesn't matter if they were sick the day of my delivery and replaced by another worker of a different race. The letter will be delivered inevitably and regardless anything. HDMI is a delivery medium like a mailman to deliver integrated audio/video to its destination. As long as it gets there is all that matters. Question, what does gold and silver have to do with the delivery of the binary 1s and 0s? Answer, absolutely nothing. Digital is digital. My absolute shortest possible answer for all your questions is, either it works or it doesn't. With A/V cables it mattered because it was analog (and yes I used Monster then), with digital nothing changes.

Do I need 120 Hertz HDMI cables?
No you don't, another gimmick just to take your money. "There is no such thing." I don't know if Amazon accepts external weblinks so I will tell you what to Google search to find the complete end all article on this topic. The website name is Audioholics dot com and the article name is "Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables?"

Prices
Even though the Sony cables are reasonably priced in the HDMI cable market, they are still overpriced. My cables I bought in Japan were in a bargain bin and I paid ¥400 (US $4.00) for approximately a 15 inch cable. The packaging was plastic wrap and the only thing written on it was the length of the cable and a UPC code. No brand/company name, address, anything else printed on the package or the cables. I had no qualms about buying it because I knew 100% it would perform exactly the same as the top end cables. The price only changed due to cable length, the shorter and longer cables being $2.00 and $8.00 respectively.

Driving in a straight line / Cable Length
You're a celebrity driving in your McLaren F1 supercar. Top speed 240mph (386kph). You drag race it in a straight line and redline it, you are still pretty safe. You try to turn a corner at top speed though and you're dead. The only thing that could "potentially" affect an HDMI cable's quality is the cable length. The shorter the cable the better. When a cable is short and straight the path that the data travels down is more direct and safer. When it is longer and starts to curl and curve it gets more dangerous and there is the possibility that the signal could break up a little bit at times. But really even it doesn't matter so much because those chances for data loss are slim, which is why I used the words "potentially" and "possibility".

Final answer
The cheapest cable is the same, buy it. I took the guess work out of everything for you guys, hope you appreciate it. Remember shop smarter, not harder.

Does the same job as any other HDMI cable or USB, but at twice the price.

Very high quality braided cables though.

I got a LG 3DTV this past christmas for 800 bucks and hooked my ps3 up to it with a 6 dollar high speed HDMI cable I ordered on amazon and it looks amazing. So I don't think I can truly justify giving them what they're wanting you to pay for this cable but I honestly have not seen the difference between what I bought and this cable. However I can truly say I've downloaded Crysis from PSN onto my PS3 and it looks frickin amazing in 3D with a 6 dollar cable

HDMI cable works fine and actually feels solid and not cheap, the connections are gold plated, the included USB cable can charge a controller from a good distance away from the PS3, a lot further then the cables orginially included with the console, but I now have 4 of this type of USB cable seeing as you can't buy just a HDMI cable from Sony. It is what it is, picture quality is great and can run at a full 1080p, but one problem is the price. Why do companies push their consoles as next generation HD gaming then turn around and charge you an arm and a leg to get their console to display true HD. Thats like a company selling the worlds fastest car and when they deliver it to your house on a flatbed truck only then do you realize tires aren't included.

This is a high quality product which produces excellent sound and video there is no need to waste money on the Monster brand name.

For long time I was a believer who believed all HDMI cables are made equal and since the digital signal is carried over the HDMI cable, the cable quality does not matter much. BUT after I bought this cable the truth dawned upon me that all HDMI cables are NOT made equal.

I have a cheap HDMI cable at home which I bought for $10/- last year. I picked this new PS3 HDMI cable recently and when I connected this cable to PS3 I could see the clear difference compared to the cheaper cable. Video Quality and Sound are much better than the cheaper cable.

Pros:
+ Good signal (improved clarity and sound over a cheaper HDMI)
+ Long cable
+ Strong nylon sheathing protects cable from inadvertent accidents
+ Solid quality (you will feel it when you hold the cable)
+ USB cable is long and again with protective covering.

Cons:
- May be lill' expensive for a cable

Highly recommended for PS3 and other HDMI needs.

Like other reviewers, I'm impressed by the fact that the HDMI cable is covered in a protective braided sheath, and also by the actual connectors being gold-plated. However, I am surprised that the USB cable is of similar quality, simply because the USB cable that comes with the PS3 is not, and is only a basic, unassuming USB cable (I would've thought it'd be the other way around).

I bought Sony brand because it's an OCD thing for me to always by first party (or officially licensed) accessories and hardware for my gaming consoles. Ultimately though, I doubt that this HDMI cables does anything more than what a $7 one would, so if you're a bargain hunter, I see no reason to not go that route. If you're dead-set on these, but have time to kill, I recommend waiting until the price drops at least $10, as $40 really is a bit much.

Overall:
Quality: A+
Price: C