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If you shop around, you don't have to spend much for good cables like these. Bought these for my DVD player to output 480p as my player does not have HDMI. Noticed a difference immediately, and with a price like this for Monster, you can't go wrong.
Better than cheap cables too. If you can't see the difference, get glasses or better TV. Great price on this cable. Don't skimp on cables by buying cheap ones. Best cables w/o paying a fortune. Just as good as the THX Ultra 800 without paying extra for the THX name. HUGE difference over S-video.
Cable brand has absolutely nothing to do with it. Virtually any S-video cable connection will give a better image than a composite type cable, and any component (individual R-G-B video) connection will be better than S-video. There may be some difference between one brand of component cable and another, but its almost always unnoticable. Several reviews mention the improvement when these cables to replace a composite (L/R audio + video) cable, or an S-video (multi-pinned plug). ALmost all of that improvement is due to the fact that these cable connection methods are completely different types in signal format and the TV uses different internal circuitry for each one.
Simply put, buy comparable cables with and without the Monster name and run a test with your ears. Monster may look pretty, and the performance of Monster vs. no name is certainly proven in the quantifiable scientific analysis.but your ear can't hear it. Do you own a 27 inch TV with a $27 DVD player. You will probably find that you can save yourself significant $ by purchasing equally constructed cabling without the Monster name. Do you own a $5000 amp, a $3000 DVD player, and a set of speakers that you might bury yourself in. Don't bother. Don't bother buying, unless you want to burn money.
This is a great fit for a progressive scan DVD player and/or HDTV. Now this cable isn't THX certified, but it is certified by Imaging Science Foundation. I needed a 2M or 6.5' cable because the 1M was just too short for my needs. Get the most out of what you paid for. They had equal features. This is a great video cable, though it's very spendy.
I'd say only DVI & HDMI, which are both digital, are better. I typically recommend Monster Cable, I feel they are the leader in A/V cables. Superior to composite & S Video. The THX cable is better looking than this one, however when it came down to it I didn't want to spend 10 extra bucks on a cable that's 2.5' shorter. Rock On. Monster classifies it as "ultimate performance".
I looked at this one (90$) and Monster's new THX Ulta 1000 4' component cable(100$).
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