has anyone purchased this cable? is it real Monster cable?
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LOOK for the WORDS in " RETAIL PACKAGING " Etc. !!! I have Bought & RETURNED , many " Monster HDMI " (???) in ZIP LOCKS & Boxes but, NOT " NEW " !!! There are MANY 17.8 Gbps HDMI Cables on SALE due to the NEW 18 Gbps !!! I got 0NE for $30.00 and 2 for $20.00 a month later :o))
194706
It came in the Monster packaging when I ordered as if I just picked one up from a store.
2222571
No, not normal - Have you checked your wiring, ground, etc? Are the green and blue lights glowing properly? I have two of the surge protectors- One since 2003 and there is no hum... I would return it.... Monster Cable will not honor a warranty by a seller they do not certify. Amazon is certified, but most of the merchants selling the product at a cheaper price are not.
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In my experience, they work well according to the level of quality. The monster is good quality. I've had power surges in my apt which have fried my intercom system, but everything plugged in to the Monster was in tact. I've used the cheaper, dollar store versions, and my a/c has fried them on its own. I've never dealt with a lightning strike issue. But the key thing to keep in mind is that a little investment can go a long was with surge protector....but unless you're trying to get NASA level protection, there will always be the possibility of a large enough surge making it through. Still, much better to have the protection for in-house, non-act-of-God occurrences. In my experience, they work well according to the level of quality. The monster is good quality. I've had power surges in my apt which have fried my intercom system, but everything plugged in to the Monster was in tact. I've used the cheaper, dollar store versions, and my a/c has fried them on its own. I've never dealt with a lightning strike issue. But the key thing to keep in mind is that a little investment can go a long was with surge protector....but unless you're trying to get NASA level protection, there will always be the possibility of a large enough surge making it through. Still,... » Read More In my experience, they work well according to the level of quality. The monster is good quality. I've had power surges in my apt which have fried my intercom system, but everything plugged in to the Monster was in tact. I've used the cheaper, dollar store versions, and my a/c has fried them on its own. I've never dealt with a lightning strike issue. But the key thing to keep in mind is that a little investment can go a long was with surge protector....but unless you're trying to get NASA level protection, there will always be the possibility of a large enough surge making it through. Still, much better to have the protection for in-house, non-act-of-God occurrences. « Show Less
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Ryan, all hi speed HDMI cables are HDCP. Marking any HDMI cable as HDCP is a sales gimmick, not based in science. HDCP depends upon the components on either end of the cable, not the cables themselves. These are well made cables and look nice too. I hate to hide them behind my equipment! They have very solid end connectors and mine have a blue and grey tweed fabric look covering. I have several sets of very cheap black ones from a different manufacturer that work OK except for one set that has an internittent connection due to a flimsy end connector. I don't think the cheapies would take frequest plugging and unplugging as well as the Twisted Veins. I work as a DJ and bass player so I work with cables all the time. Cables don't tend to break in the middle but at the ends. These are molded on nicely. BTW, hi speed a HDMI cable works or don't work. The expensive ones (like Monster cable) don't give any better picture or sound and I found that my Monster cables with RCA connectors were just awful because they were too thick and stiff to stay snug in the sockets when plugged in. The same goes for Monster speaker cable. Unless you are going a long distance (over 50 feet) there is no noticeable degradation of sound quality due to wire impedance. Save your money! Sorry Monster.
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Ignore the post about the Monster HDMI cable. The HDMI signal is digital and it pretty much makes it there OK or you'll see some obvious picture artifacts that don't include blurring. While Monster (mostly) makes good cables, their claims of higher quality video are mostly hype. Motion blur: It's most likely to be the source material with the modern offerings of good LCD TVs, but older or less expensive LCDs could definitely suffer from it due to the slow response time of the LCD panel. If you're wondering about it in regards to TVs that do 120Hz, I'm on the fence on whether the 120Hz processing does anything useful. I've seen some TVs where the 120Hz processing does some pretty ugly things to the picture. I'm yet to see one that does something to noticeably improve the picture, but maybe some do. Right now I'm leaning towards 120Hz processing being a marketing feature primarily created to make you think your current TV is obsolete.
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I have not yet but have only been using it for about a month. I've purchased other brand cables in the past and work for several months before receiving that message. So far so good with this cable. Time will tell..
771505
If you can afford a Mogami Gold cable--go for it! Otherwise, a Monster brand cable will do a good job. Be aware that there are people who claim that it really doesn't make a difference which cable you buy--as long as it is quality made--because the more expensive cable will not give better sound than a less expensive cable, e.g., Mogami vs. Monster. However, if you read reviews of those who bought the Mogami Gold cable, you will see that most people claim to hear better quality sound with Mogami, including myself.
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Hello Joseph, In the product description we mention that the cable is unshielded twisted pure copper. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thank you, Taylor W. VIVO
2259733
Yeah ...they actually sent me the original monster talk cord works great !!!
842327
Hi Jorge! I don't think this is the original cable, I bought two and 1 o them break so easy (does't work the volume buttons and play button) but you have to know that Monster it's the company that makes all the Beats cables, and that is the best audio cable (If you look closer your beat cable you will see that they are made by Monster)
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i've had really great results with the "cables to go" hdmi cable. $10 a piece here at amazon. they work just as well as the $70 monster cable i also have. if i still had the box for the monster cable, i would return it and get another "cables to go" cable.
764129
They are not fake. They are the real deal. I wouldn't have them if they were fake. I don't know if Monster has discontinued them (maybe). I know you can still buy them retail. (For a lot more)I hope I've helped. :-) -Emma
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I have not had that problem with this cable; I have experienced that with other knock-off no name brand cables I bought prior to purchasing this one. I have had this one for 3 or 4 months now with no issues. I hope you find this information helpful!September ~ AlteredAttic.com ;-)
875825
I don't specifically know regarding that set up, but as cables go, the Monster cables hold up very well under the wear and duress of playing jobs and practice. worth the extra investment instead of buying cheaper cables.
750562
I placed my order in November of 2013 and my cable came in the usual plastic retail package, new un-opened. I had a lower end Monster cable than this one and I'm glad I bought this one as it is a good quality cable. My cable did have the mesh outer jacket which is a nice touch.
1619129
I am sorry I have no idea. I returned the cable as it made the picture on the television worse. I went ahead and bought a cheapy $8.00 one and it worked so much better than the Monster Cable.
2281391
I just got mine in 2015 and it is a real Belkin product in a Belkin plastic bubble package, I think most of the bad fake cables were sold years ago. I would say the ones they are shipping now are genuine.