The Truth About Monster Cable

We found out from Hard|OCP earlier today that paying more doesn’t always mean you wind up with a better product. There may be increases, but they certainly don’t always warrant the extreme price increase. The boys at Gizmodo took a trip to the Monster Cables headquarters to perform some in-depth testing with Monster Cables and also Monoprice cables, which cost far less.

What they found out is interesting. First, anything under 6ft in distance, it won’t really matter what cable you pick up unless you are looking to future proof for 1440p. That’s not going to be a concern given the price of a 6ft cable, though. The Monster Cable 2 meter managed to pass all tests, including the 1440p, but it’s quickly evidenced that anything longer will degrade quality fast. It’s difficult to find a long cable that will handle 1080p signals without having to pay a good deal of money.

The truth is, the bigger rip-off appears to be the $20 XtremeHD cable. It didn’t perform as well as stuff one-fifth the price. (No wonder they don’t sell a 10-meter cable.) I would say beware of mid-priced cable of dubious origin. Our dealings with Monoprice lead us to believe that at least they know what they’re selling, even at such a tremendous discount.

Source: Gizmodo