Best HDMI Cable for Video
Monoprice HDMI arrived this morning, test is done. The Monoprice is slightly better than Blue Jeans in 45 foot run but both benefit from the Oppo. Since the Monoprice is more than $100.00 cheaper I'm returning the Blue Jeans. Anyone else with similar test experience, it would be good to read your response. |
Hello Mnnc, Here is link to the 40 ft. cable I bought. Monoprice HDMI I may buy some of the Monoprice RCA cable to run between the U-verse box and my recently acquired Rotel integrated. I have hope the U-verse variable volume will power the Rotel into my in-wall speakers so TV sound will fill the room without blasting the small Panasonic TV speakers. |
Throwing this out as a suggestion and also a query for myself. Audio Advisor has Pangea HDMI cables for sale. They offer a silver plated copper and a silver plated Ohno copper HDMI cable. I just received my Monoprice HDMI cable today and I like it. Certainly superior to component. Has anyone tried these cables or other brands with the silver plating? I need another HDMI cable and am considering the Pangea cables. |
Monoprice has silver plated cable, I employed "chat" button to ask why no silver plated 40 foot version was available. "Maybe soon," was their answer. They do offer a 50 foot version in silver but adding 10 additional feet of unnecessary cable seemed like a bad idea. If you require 25 feet or less, my understanding is the Monoprice copper is fine. I think the problem comes from 40 foot and longer runs. Blue Jeans (best) bonded pair HDMI is 23.5 gauge and the Monoprice is 22 gauge. That makes the Monoprice slightly heavier gauge, but not by much. As I stated in my post 02-08-10, the Monoprice was somewhat better than more expensive Blue Jeans but still performed better when plugged into the Oppo HDMI switch with amp and EQ. |
