So far I have bought a total of four HDMI cables, in lengths ranging from 3' to 15'. I bought the 3' cable first. It was made by Philips and sold by the most gigantic of all gigantic discount Marts. It worked fine, and it would have been long enough except it was so stiff I could never straighten it out completely. I returned it.
I did some research on Amazon and found these Mediabridge cables with astounding user ratings and amazingly reasonable prices. Not the sub-dollar junk you can also find here, but less than one third the big-box price of the Philips cables in equivalent lengths. I bought two of the 6' cables to connect my two 1080p upconverting DVD players (a Sony 5-disc changer and a Philips region-free single-disc for playing foreign DVDs) to my wonderful (and cheap) AOC HDTV.
I was a little reluctant to buy 6' cables because I only really needed 3', and I know cable length can be tricky with very high-speed signals, but since the Philips 3' wasn't actually usable to that length, and I didn't want to have to return these, I ordered 6'. They work like a dream. They're as flexible as cooked spaghetti and transmit the signals without a single glitch.
Then I bought a new HP laptop with an HDMI output, but to work comfortably the cable had to be longer than 6'. I figured I'd go all the way and order the 15', since it's only marginally more expensive and would allow me to use the HDTV easily for watching streaming movies from Netflix. This cable also works like a dream.
My TV only has two HDMI inputs, so I do a fair amount of plugging and unplugging, with no signs of reliability problems so far. I highly recommend these Mediabridge HDMI cables--in any length--to anybody needing one.
I'm also very impressed with Mediabridge itself. Each cable comes very nicely packaged individually in a sturdy corrugated box, which is put into a larger box for shipping, and they ship quickly directly to the customer. What a relief not to have to saw through a hard plastic shell to get the product out! It's an impressive company. PLUS, they're an American company, and although I don't know if they manufacture the cables domestically, they're unafraid to print their New Jersey street address right on the box. Mediabridge Ultra Series - High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet - Category 2 Certified - Supports 3D & Audio Return Channel [Latest HDMI Version Available] - (15 Feet)
Terrific product, terrific service and the incredible price. Superb, top-of-the- line performance both for HDTV and accompanying Blu-Ray player. Shipped and received within 4 days of ordering, generous length of cable supports most equipment set-up schemes, and priced almost $80.00 BELOW the best retail store price I could find. Highly recommended!
This cable was a great find, I have hooked up 6 or 7 brands of HDMI cables and this cable stands with the best!!! I had seen no difference from the Monster priced products to this cable. This cable is a heavy cable, with great Picture and Sound improvments when I plugged it in. I could see no change from the Monster priced ones, in fact the sound was better with this cable then others!! I will always look for Mediabridge when buying cables of this type!! Thanks again, and yes this HDMI cable will POP you picture and sound and is worth it, better then the Cable tv cables and worth it, to bad people only see the Monster Priced ones at the store. The only difference I saw was the Price!! Don't be afraid to take them back and buy a Mediabridge!! Just try it!!
The cable worked fine and was a good deal, however I would not recommend this cable for any situation that would require repeated connections and disconnections of the cable. One connector broke while I was dressing the cable; I pulled a little too hard. Be very careful with these connectors.
I bought a bunch of these (different lengths) to connect my new 3D capable receiver, TV and Blu-ray setup. The product description is misleading on the Amazon website. It says "Compatible with 3D Technology, 4Kx2K, 1440p and 1080p Full HD Resolution. Compatible with all HDMI 1.4 Components. Does not include ethernet." However, the delivered packages clearly state the cables are rated 1.3b not 1.4! This is not mentioned anywhere in the Amazon site. This may not make a difference to most since the majority of the public will not be early adopters of 3D. Furthermore, there was no mention of 3D support in the package insert. According to some literature, 1.3b does not support 4Kx2K, 3D nor audio return. Thus, the only true statement in the product description appears to be the absence of ethernet support. Nevertheless, I am peeved about purchasing a "1.3b" designated cable instead of a true 1.4a because the product description is not exactly clear.
The cables do support connecting a PC to AV receiver via HDMI. They also work with ATT UVerse and DirecTV set top boxes.
I will update my comments once i receive and play my 3D version of "Aliens vs Monsters." - Hdmi Cables - Blu-ray Cable - Blu-ray - 1080p'
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