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I worked in home theater for two years and was forced to really push the Monster cables out. What people don't realize is how much overly priced these cables are. Not because all cables are the same, but because of what it costs them to manufacture vs. the cost on customers. Monster cables are more than doubled in price from their actual cost. Now I won't go into the whole "digital: it's either all there, or not at all" debate because the real fact is that it is more complicated than that.

If you want tips at cables, one of the single most important things to consider is 1) Does it have an HDMI logo? This is actually quite important because a lot of cheaper imitators although may work, the percentage of successful products is much lower and less supported. The second thing is 2) How well is the cable built? Best Buy's Rocketfish cables are much cheaper than monster but I can't tell you how much trouble our installers had messing with them because the cables easily came apart.

I have not only bought these cables for myself, but for a bunch of other friends as well, and these work just as well as any other high end cable. Logo is there, build quality is descent. Don't worry so much about spending 30+ bucks on HDMI unless it is for a considerable distance. Even then it seems a bit steep to me.

I bought 2 cables one for my 36' samsung and the picture looks great, just as good as it did with my $60 cable. The other one i was going to use for my 65' Toshiba but the picture wasn't as good with this cable with a screen that big. I ended up using it for playstation3 and it looks pretty good. if your going for perfect this isn't the cable but will work very well in most cases.

OK, So i ordered this from Eforcity ( Took a while to get it even though its Cali - Cali ) shipping (yes i know review the product not the seller)
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I really can't tell much difference between HDMI and my $50 Madcats Component HD Cables, just that " RGB Full Range (HDMI) " and " Y Pb / Cb Pr / Cr Super-White (HDMI)" are now working and you can tell the difference when their on or off, also that the image is sharper, but the contrast is ticker no higher. I know technology but I never thought that HDMI we Unrecognizable by TV's until PS3 / PC / Xbox 360 was turned on and had a electric current running through it, And apparently every HDMI cable has a "Loading" delay prior to operation ( If you Turn PS3 on > Switch Inputs Via TV remote ) You will see a "Loading..." on your tv for 3 seconds until it is ready.

Overall If you have HDTV and have PlayStation 3 get this Cheap HDMI Cable, But honestly i do not see the difference between Component HD and HDMI on a LCD 42' LG, its just a little sharper and clean when it comes to texture and that 1080p looks better on it.

It will do everything any other HDMI 1.3 cable will do. Nothing special but nothing wrong with it either. Don't waste money on high dollar cables. There is literally no difference between those and this one.

I ordered 2 of these cables. They were shipped promptly and arrived before expected. Connected from my Motorola Cable box to Onkyo Reveiver and receiver to Sony TV (720p). Worked with no issues and it was a great price compared to what they sell HDMI cables for in the local stores.