Monster HDMI-400 400 Series HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters) |
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By
Monster
Average Customer Rating:   
List Price: $119.99
Our Price: $27.99
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- Supports multiple audio formats, from stereo to multi-channel sound.
- Gas-injected dielectric for optimum signal strength and ultra-low loss.
- High-density triple-shielding for maximum rejection of RFI and EMI.
- Lengths over 4 meters do not have mesh jackets for in-wall building code compliance in some areas
- Length - 2 meters
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Product Description
The Ultimate Audio/Video Interface Has Finally Arrived – in One Digital Connection Monster HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) 400 is a remarkable new high-bandwidth digital connection that offers superior digital video and multichannel audio in a single cable, reducing the maze of home theater connections. Its simple, user-friendly connection is backwards-compatible with DVI, and it delivers a high-definition picture that’s five times the resolution of conventional TV for the highest quality, crispest image quality available. Now you can connect HDMI-equipped devices such as DVD players, set-top boxes, AV receivers, and HDTVs with a cable that helps optimize this next-generation technology: Monster HDMI 400. Advanced Design and Construction for the Best Possible Sound and Picture Monster HDMI 400’s advanced design and construction exceeds HDMI standards to transfer digital AV signals with optimal power, accuracy and clarity. 24k gold contacts resist corrosion to provide optimum signal transfer. Triple-layer shielding rejects interference for the clearest picture possible. And Monster’s gas-injected cellular dielectric helps facilitate high velocity transfer and maximum signal strength, even over long lengths. Maximize Your Connection with the Ultimate HDMI Cable: Monster HDMI 400 You’ve invested in HDMI technology so you could get superior picture and sound from your home theater. Now you can maximize the performance of this extraordinary digital interface by making the connection with the highest quality cable. For the ultimate high-definition audio and video HDMI experience, get Monster HDMI 400.
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I wasted money on these - learn from my mistake, 2009-11-28
These are really silly. The signal is digital. Any cable meeting the HDMI spec will do the same thing. This is not an analog signal that needs to be handled carefully. I spent a bunch of money on my home theater system and bought into the hype about Monster cables. I bought two four meter HDMI cables and a six meter HDMI cable - all 400 series. I should have saved my money and just purchased the cheap versions. Sometimes "Just a Guy" is an idiot. Learn from my mistake.
Honest Opinion, 2009-09-17
I work in an electronics store that sells these cables. I am required to recommend them to customers when the customer is making a television purchase, Monster brand specifically. Yes, the store makes a profit from the cables, yes, you are getting what you pay for at the higher prices, yes, you will get what you pay for at the lower price. Many people become upset when they see a similar cable (different brand) for a lot less money. I would too at face value, they looked the same. But they are not the same, not on the inside. I am also required by my store to take a considerable amount of training from all manufacturers regarding the products they sell and there are differences between the Monster brand and others. The silver conductors WILL prevent interference from outside signals, whether any of those signals are present in your location is difficult to establish. The gold coating WILL indeed protect your cables from corroding in a high-humidity enviroment (finished basements, schools with lower levels, etc). Gold is a better conductor than aluminum, tin, etc. but I have personally never been able to observe the signal transfer degrade from using one with a different metal. If it's in your living room and your house is not in a high-humidity area, the gold-coating might not be necessary. The nitrogen (N2) gas-injected dielectric preserves the longevity of the cable over longer runs (+16 ft.) but you will not notice this at first between the other brands and the Monster brand, this is something that will occur over time. Other brands will not hold up as long as these cables because they are a high quality product, plus, Monster offers the Lifetime Guarentee. Regarding the quality of picture, yes, 1's and 0's are 1's and 0's but most other brands are NOT capable of presenting Blu-Ray, PS3 (which is a Blu-Ray player basically), and the very few stations that broadcast in 1080p. In the near future (3-5 years), I anticipate many more stations to broadcast in 1080p. Currently, VERY few do. To summarize, yes, it's a waste to buy these UNLESS you have a Blu-Ray player and a TV capable of 1080p, a Playstation 3, or just want to be ahead of the game on TV for the next 3-5 years. No Blu-Ray? No PS3? Don't care if the cables will be shot after 2-3 years of usage? Then save your money.
Good cable for 720p, 2009-08-12
I got this while the price was lower than what it is now. It's a bit high but it's both audio and video in one so it's about the same as you might pay for good separate component video and digital audio cables. The Blu-ray video and audio playback quality on my 720p LCD display is very good. DVD upscaling to 720p resolution is good as well. Not as good as the quality I see from BD but still good. I had a Philips HDMI 1.3a cable hooked up from a Blu-ray player but noticed that the contrast was off (too high) and minor artifacts around objects were visible on some of my BDs and upscaled DVD movies. The color with the Philips on good quality Blu-ray and DVD movies was very nice but on others the contrast just seemed off. After watching the same movies at 720p using the Monster I noticed the color was slightly less vibrant than the Philips but the contrast and overall picture was more balanced with the Monster. So I settled on using the Monster instead. One minor problem I have is that the cable is somewhat hard. It's a little difficult when trying to place it exactly where you want it.
Complete Waste!, 2009-09-30
They make 8-footer HDMI cable for $7 elsewhere by the tons! Don't waste your money and fall for Monster's trick, paying $75!
Identical to any cheaper cable, 2010-05-21
Other reviewers have said much the same thing, but I wish to state it simply and explicitly. These cables are functionally equivalent to any other HDMI cable you can purchase, for one simple reason: HDMI is a digital transmission spec. It sends only ones and zeroes over the cable, and no difference in cable quality will affect the information received on the other side.
This may have been the case with analog transmission, where noise in the cable could affect the data received on the other end, but it is physically, mathematically, and electronically incapably of doing so with a digital transmission medium. Period. End of story.
Save your money and buy the $5 cables elsewhere on Amazon.
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Monster
EAN: 0050644365287
Format: CD
Label: Monster
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Monster
Model: HDMI-400
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Monster
Size: 2 meters
Studio: Monster
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty |
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