Monoprice RedMere HDMI cables

We are working on a new house and I will need to be ordering cables and such really soon for the in wall installs. I was planning to use these as well. Keep us posted on what you find out. M/P says they should be in stock 6/27/12.

Ahh glad I did some searching today. I had the same problem. Ordered 6 cables (5x6' and 1x10').

I was getting the same issues. TV knew there was a cable there because the error went from no cable to no signal.

Ill hop on tonight and start a RMA.

Hello,

It has come to Monoprice’s attention that a few customers who have purchased certain lengths of our new Ultra Slim High Performance HDMI® Cable with RedMere® Technology are experiencing problems with the functioning of the cable. We would like to let you know that we have identified the cause of this problem and are taking the necessary steps to make the needed corrections. All future production runs of these cables are expected to perform normally, and without further defects.
For customers such as yourself that have received cables that are not functioning properly, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Under Monoprice’s lifetime warranty on all of our cables, we will replace your defective unit as soon as possible and at no cost to you. You will not need to return your defective cable – you can simply discard it.

Due to the complex design of these cables and their active chipsets, we unfortunately experienced some slight manufacturing variances with this initial production run; these variances were not discovered until after shipment. Again we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and would like to reiterate that this issue has been identified, isolated, and addressed. We expect no further problems with these products.

Sorry again for the trouble and we appreciate your business.


Regards,
Monoprice Tech Support

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And this is why you guys kick ass.

Many thanks.

I have the 60ft version of this cable. Before running it in the wall and attic ( ), I ran it within the room between the projector and video processor....watched one movie no problems. Should I wait a period of usage before installing in my wall or should the initial lack of problems represent no issues going forward (I assume if there was an issue, it would have revealed it self right away). But...better to ask a stupid question, then to make a mistake (by not asking).


Ron

Hello,

Actually, our longer HDMI Redmere cables were not affected by this issue. Anything above 15ft will be just fine so you will have no problems, hope this helps!

Regards,
Monoprice Tech Support

Thanks for the quick reply. I assumed as much...but I am glad to get a confirmation before running through my wall and attic space. With a weather being over 100 outside (and warmer in the attic)...I want to make sure I only have to venture up there with the heat and spiders just once (I hate spiders and I sweat a lot).

Have you looked on their site?

I'm currently working on our basement and I'm in the market for a longer run (30-40 foot) to my future projector. I've been periodically checking on the estimated stock dates on Monoprice's site and the dates keep being pushed further and further.

I gave up on waiting for everything to be shipped at the same time, so I ordered what I needed to continue working on the basement. I really hope they are in stock sooner then later.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask.
Anyone know where I can get a reliable long run (40-45 ft) HDMI cable, preferably with Redmere technology?

Monoprice just pushed their ECD back to 8/1/12.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10255&cs_id=1025501&p_id=9171&seq=1&format=2

I am trying to have all my cables in the conduit by end of the next week. I know I won’t get as cheap as Monoprice but I am not paying $400 for Monster cables.

Thanks

Well, for about $200 you can do HDBaseT...

Hey guys, just wondering, can you still connect a wall plate to these? I would be running a 30 footer in the wall, then have the wall plates to connect them to. Than connect another HDMI from each wall plate to the receiver and projo. Is this ok to do with this cable?

Thanks

Sure. But you are going to degrade the signal a bit. May or may not work out for you. Try it a see and let us know how it turns out.

Just got my redmere cables from Monoprice. I decided to wait. Running (2) of these and 4 Cat6 cables.

Any updates on RedMere cables or technology?

Works as advertised for me. Just make sure you understand its one directional.

I need to run hdmi behind the wall, but can't because the connectors and/or conventional cables are to bulky and inflexible.

This redmere would be terrific if the wire could be run in the walls without the connector on one end, and then the connector added after the wire is pulled through the wall.

Is there any such cable system using redmere? It seems everything available has the connectors already permanently attached.

BTW I just installed a few 6 foot redmere's from monoprice and they work as advertised. Love the flex in the cable... furniture is able to get closer to the wall and no stress on the cables behind the receiver anymore. : )

A few other people have asked that. There is really no way for the standard installer to put a connector on the end of an HDMI and have it be reliable. You are stuck with running the cable with the ends attached.

It can be done though. I've run HDMI cables with the connectors through 1.5-inch conduit using conduit lubricant and a good snake.. Not easy, but it works.

Of course if you can use Redmere, then that makes things even easier rather than the AWG24 I ran.
Edited by alk3997 - 11/7/12 at 7:41am

Anyone who has replaced Monoprices standard 10' HDMI cables from a few years ago with 10' of the new redmere? Just wondering if they are worth it over a shorter 10' run for video quality or are you just getting the feature of a thinner cable? TIA!

^^^

if your existing cables "work", theres no reason to change them... you can't "improve" over an already working cable...

at 10 feet, it's unlikely you would need to use a redmere cable to get it to "work"...

i bought a 10 ft redmere to replace my 10 ft bluejeans hdmi cable, didn't notice any differences, will be replacing 2x 25 ft 22ga monoprice cables with a connecter in between with a 50 ft redmere cable, it was not fun running it in my walls back then.

I would not expect the signal from a 10 foot Redmere to be any different than a signal from a 10 foot passive high speed cable. The only advantage for the 10 foot sized Redmere cable is the thickness of the cable. Why did you change the cables?

For two 25 foot cables with an adapter, the 50 foot Redmere should be an advantage as you start pushing towards the highest speed ratings (10.2 gbps). The disadvantage with Redmere is that there are active components that can fail in the cable (and it costs a bit more).

Does RedMere only reduce thickness or does it also improve quality over long runs?

I have a 2" PVC cable run so the thickness isn't a concern for me, so really what I'm getting at is if there's going to be an improvement over the 24AWG normal HDMI cables from Monoprice.

^^^

if your existing cables work, then there is no reason to replace them... new cables can't "work better"... hdmi cables either "work" or "don't work", there is no in between...

If you aren't currently getting sparkles or worse, it won't do a thing for you.

Go back to step 1 of HDMI cable selection - There are only two types of HDMI cables. They are standard speed and high speed with a number of options. Certified high speed indicates that the cable has been tested to the highest speeds used and planned by HDMI. With the certificate for that length of cable, you are guaranteed (short of a manufacturing defect or damage) that the cable will work for anything HDMI can throw at it.

Standard speed means that the cable was not designed to meet those high speeds. How far short of high speed the standard speed cable falls is different for each cable (or at least each model of cable). The only thing you are guaranteed with a standard speed cable is that 1080i and 720p will work.

So, if you start off with a high speed cable that is getting all of the bits from input to output without errors and you replace it with another cable that gets all of the bits from input to output without errors, have you gained anything? No. At least not in terms of bit error rates. Maybe the thickness of the cable is important but that's about it in terms of gains.

Now passive High speed HDMI cables max out at about 25 feet. Two 25 feet high speed cables coupled together does not make a 50' high speed cable. It makes a 50' standard speed cable (for the most part). How far short of true High speed do the coupled cables fall? Don't know - depends upon the cables and the coupler. However, a 50' Redmere high speed cable would be a certified high speed cable. So, if you are going over 25' there could be a difference. However, if the 50' coupled cables aren't producing any errors (and they are obvious when you get an error) then for what you are doing, you won't see a difference. In other words, for the bandwidth, the bit error rate remains zero with the coupled cables. No real benefit to replacing the coupled cables unless you increase the bandwidth to a point that there start to be bit errors.

...and definitely no change to video quality no matter what. These are bits that represent pixels. There are no magic errors that will decrease sharpness or increase brightness. You just get random noise if you get bit errors. Combined with the requirement for "secure" communications (encryption), this results in no picture, lines, sparkles, a solid rectangle or a partial picture. It does not result in a refinement to any of the items you can change in a TV's menu system (such as tint, color, brightness, sharpness, refresh rate, etc)
Edited by alk3997 - 11/27/12 at 8:11am

Don't know how I missed this one. Hm. The same b.s. you read on CNET. I tried those cables. They're crap. I returned them next day. HDMI is second-rate to begin with, but I keep seeing this all-wire-is-optically-alike and all-wire-is-audibly-alike nonsense passed on as guru wisdom. Not true. Period.