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Monster HDMI 1000hd Ultra-High Speed Cables in 1 m. length - 3.28 ft

post #1 of 20
Thread Starter 
Does anyone know the best place to buy Monster HDMI 1000hd Ultra-High Speed Cables in 1 m. length - 3.28 ft? The going price seems to be $99.95.
I've seen some places ridiculously cheaper which makes me think it's a Chinese knock-off passing for the real thing. I need to buy 3 of them. Has anyone seen them sold in bundles by chance?
post #2 of 20
Waste of money. This will work just as well: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
post #3 of 20
I'll second that, HDMI is digital data, 1's and 0's, as long as the cable passes all the data the PQ will always be the same, no need to waste your money on Monster cables. I have a couple monoprice cables in my system and they work perfect.
post #4 of 20
Please don't buy the overpriced Monster cable. Just go to Monoprice.com or bluejeanscable.com .

You can get a 1m cable for probably less than $5 IIRC.
post #5 of 20
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Wow. That proves the level of ignorance I had in regards to this. How can they get away with this level of scam by selling the (supposedly different quality) Monster 400,500 700,800 and utimately the 1000 and making you think they're different? So... there's absolutely no difference in the transfer of gbps bandwidth? I'm so glad I found this forum 2 weeks ago!
So on the monoprice website: (Thanks Ken H.)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
Are these the very best ones I can get for a 120Hz HDTV using an Onkyo TX-SR606? Or are there varying degrees with them too? Thanks guys!! I feel like an idiot but a happy one. This will be a huge savings!!
post #6 of 20
The monoprice HDMI will be fine. Here's some info:
http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx

take note to FAQ's #
Q. What is the difference between HDMI 1.3 and HDMI 1.3a, or 1.3b?
Q. What’s new in the HDMI 1.3 Specification?
post #7 of 20
Thread Starter 
Thanks. This has really been an eye opener for me. It's always good to learn from those who know more.
post #8 of 20
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Originally Posted by jagsr71 View Post

Thanks. This has really been an eye opener for me. It's always good to learn from those who know more.

You can't blame retailers for trying to make a buck, sometimes a big one, but it's just great marketing. Look at Bose. Probably one of the best marketing examples in the industry. Good stuff, not even almost "great", but so many are convinced by their advertising that the products are worth the 3x above market. Good for them. But as the replies to your post mentioned, go with Monoprice or similar products. Same same.
post #9 of 20
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Originally Posted by jagsr71 View Post

Are these the very best ones I can get for a 120Hz HDTV

For the record:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 120HZ CABLE

Anything related to 120Hz takes place entirely within the TV. The fastest refresh rate transmitted through an HDMI cable is 72Hz but usually are 24/30/48/60.
post #10 of 20
I'll also recommend the Monoprice cables..anything more expensive is flat out a ripoff.
post #11 of 20
Thread Starter 
Thanks everyone. I placed an order for the ones mentioned above. They were out of stock (a few hours ago) but when I just checked they had a limit of two. I snagged them up!
cavu - I didn't say there was such a thing as a 120Hz cable. I was just asking what was the best HDMI cable for a 120Hz HDTV.
post #12 of 20
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Originally Posted by jagsr71 View Post

cavu - I didn't say there was such a thing as a 120Hz cable. I was just asking what was the best HDMI cable for a 120Hz HDTV.

I'll rephrase ... the fact that your TV has a "120Hz" feature has no bearing on the HDMI interface characteristics.

Any HDMI cable will work.
post #13 of 20
I think Cavu was simply referring to a sales tactic of Monster. 'To get the best picture for your 120hz set, you need a 120hz cable.'

For the uninformed, this makes perfect sense.

Oops. Cavu replied. My bad.
post #14 of 20
Thread Starter 
I was also looking at Monoprice's selection of speaker wire. BTW - This is my first (real attempt) at a new home theater system:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...09&cp_id=10239
Any suggestion for this combo?
http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/..._84__0_0_0_-1/
The sub I'm getting is from TSC:
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/T25...r-P103C17.aspx
post #15 of 20
Thread Starter 
No worries cavu. I'm pretty new to much of this and just wanting to take the right steps in the right direction. I do really appreciate all the input you're all giving me. I just haven't put together a stereo sytem since the RCA jacks era. LOL
post #16 of 20
Thread Starter 
OK. I'm learning. I downloaded Energy's manual and they suggested:
Utilizing high quality speaker cables, up to 12 gauge (AWG). The back of the speakers will accept a variety of connector types including spade lugs, banana jacks, or
pin type connectors. The best connector in their opinion is the "Spade lug." Not sure exactly what to use for the subwoofer though.
post #17 of 20
Unless you're doing long speaker cable runs, standard 16 or 14 gauge zip cord from your local home depot would work fine.

The sub will require a low level cable, not sure what monoprice has, bluejeanscables.com is another site to check out, they do custom lengths.
post #18 of 20
Thread Starter 
Thank you all so much!! I ordered my HDMI and banana plugs from monoprice and I ordered my subwoofer cable from bluejeanscable (they seemed to have the better one). I should be set. Now I can easily just get a spool of 14 guage wire locally anywhere.
post #19 of 20
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Originally Posted by jagsr71 View Post

Thank you all so much!! I ordered my HDMI and banana plugs from monoprice and I ordered my subwoofer cable from bluejeanscable (they seemed to have the better one). I should be set. Now I can easily just get a spool of 14 guage wire locally anywhere.

It looks like you settled on the Energy speaker set (assuming the c-300 system) with TSC sub. It is my believe a 10" sub will always hit lower than an 8"...so I understand your decison. Let us know how it sounds once you get it pumping.
post #20 of 20
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Originally Posted by cavu View Post

For the record:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 120HZ CABLE

Anything related to 120Hz takes place entirely within the TV. The fastest refresh rate transmitted through an HDMI cable is 72Hz but usually are 24/30/48/60.

It is true no 120Hz HDTV accepts a 120Hz input and there are no 120Hz sources (yet).

The HDMI spec does support 120Hz (and even 200Hz, 240Hz) connection.

HDMI v1.3 provides for up to 10.2Gbps via a 340Mhz clock.
1920 (pixels wide) * 1080 (pixels high) * 120 (fps) *24 (bits per pixel) = 5.97Gbps. Even allowing for a 12% blanking interval would be well below the 10.2Gbps limit on an HDMI v1.3 TypeA conneciton.

If ever a source/sink required more bandwidth HDMI already has a Type B connection (29 pins vs 19 pins) that enables 20.4Gbps.

Your point is still valid. No 120Hz set is capable of 120Hz input today however the spec is ready if/when they do in the future. Next generation consoles could support >60fps. If TV is already capable of 120Hz playback all that future TV would need to add is support for 120Hz input.
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