please help me with my hdmi problem!!!!!!!!!

marcIs · 09-29-2008, 11:54 PM

I just bought a new amp and will be getting it this thursday. I had bought 2 hdmi cables their top of line for the store that carries them. the product # 127957. these are monster ultra 800. i thought they would pass 1080p, deep colour, and the newer audio lossless formats. How ever all the info that I"m finding is telling me that this might not be the case. I have a credit card for this store, so i could not go out and shop somewhere else. I've been reading about the speed ratings on different cables and I could not find any speed rating on this product, and I spent hundreds. My new amp is the Onkyo 876 and I have the Sony bdps500 bluray player, along with a 1080p TV. Have I made the right buy? will these cables work for me?

please help as time is getting close and I dont want to make the wrong choice, ps all they carry is the 400 and 800 monster hdmi cables

Gerald LaFrance · 09-30-2008, 12:23 AM

Are you refering to the 120Hz Rate??

marcIs · 09-30-2008, 01:03 AM

i have the kdl46w300 and it does not do do 120hz, but it does do 24fps. Also my tv has the abilty to do xvcc I belive this to be deep colour. I do not know if the cables will pass this format along with dolby true hd and dts master and dts hd. I don"t belive my blu ray will do dts master

Jeff Gatie · 09-30-2008, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by marcIs

i have the kdl46w300 and it does not do do 120hz, but it does do 24fps. Also my tv has the abilty to do xvcc I belive this to be deep colour. I do not know if the cables will pass this format along with dolby true hd and dts master and dts hd. I don"t belive my blu ray will do dts master

Most of the "speed" ratings on HDMI cables are snake oil, especially at Monster prices. Unless it is very long (over 30ft), any competent HDMI cable will pass more than enough for any application, and if it fails, it will be obvious (blank screen, sparklies, white noise, no sound) and you can return it. Go to BlueJeans, MonoPrice or BetterCables, spend $10-20 on an HDMI cable and you'll save yourself the financing on $100+ Monsters that are worth about . . . $10-20.

Seriously, HDMI is a robust, error checking, error correcting communications standard. As long as the cable can pass the signal, you are getting the signal with optimum quality. Don't pay Monster prices for HDMI cables. You might as well take the money and burn it.

Jeff Gatie · 09-30-2008, 09:15 AM

By the way, here's a link to significant testing of HDMI cables:

The Truth About Monster Cable, Part 2 (Verdict: Cheap Cables Keep Up...Usually)

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marcIs · 09-30-2008, 04:51 PM

thaks jeff added that to my favorits. so if i'm reading this right, the cables that i bought are way over priced. I paid $179 for each cable. I just wanted to pass the newer audio formats and video formats to my reciver. i am only running 6 feet.

Jeff Gatie · 09-30-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by marcIs

thaks jeff added that to my favorits. so if i'm reading this right, the cables that i bought are way over priced. I paid $179 for each cable. I just wanted to pass the newer audio formats and video formats to my reciver. i am only running 6 feet.

You could get 17 cables for the price of one of those that would be just as good or better than Monster. Return them and check out the online sources.

MarkHastings · 10-04-2008, 02:39 PM

I buy Moster cables for 4 reasons:

With all the comparisons I've seen, I've yet to find a definitive answer on whether cheaper cables can not only pass along 1080p, 120kHz, and high end color, but can also pass along uncompressed 7.1 audio (at 6 ft.)
I like the durability and lifetime warranty of Monster.
Being that there are so many pieces of technology in my setup (i.e. PS3 > HDMI Cable > Receiver > HDMI Cable > TV) If I ever do have an issue, I don't have to worry about my HDMI cables being the problem.
I can afford them.

And while there may be those who disagree with the above and think I'm foolish; I really don't care because it's not like Monster cables make things any worse.

MarkHastings · 10-04-2008, 02:48 PM

marcIs, I have the 800HD cable and this is what it supports:

1080p
12-bit color
5.1/7.1 Lossless
60 Hz

None of the cables mentions "Deep Color" exactly, but the 1000HD is the only one that has the ability to do "x.v.Color". I knwo they aren't the same thing, but I woudl imagine that if the cable were rated for one, it would be ok for the other.

Rich Allen · 10-04-2008, 02:55 PM

The monster cables won't hurt you any, except in the wallet, but they are no better than cheaper cables from the sources already mentioned. You can spend the saved money on a more discs for your player.

MarkHastings · 10-04-2008, 05:42 PM

Unless you believe (like me) that RF noise can harm an HDMI signal.

Not that it's something you really need to be worried about and most will probably argue that HDMI signals aren't susceptible to RF, but again, since I can afford it, I like the peace of mind, knowing that all of my cables are triple shielded against all of the freakin' technology noise that now circulates my home.

I like (and need) to take all preventative measures when it comes to noise...I work in the video industry and noise is the #1 killer of our business.

So for me, there's nothing hurting my wallet.