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Apogee HDMI 3×1 Mini Switcher v1 3b Full HD 1080p 25m Amplified with External IR Receiver Remote Control

HDMI 3-Port Mini Switch HDTV Digital Video Switcher v1.3b – 25m Amplified w/ External IR Receiver with Remote Control, HDCP: HDMISWM (Gold-Plated, Retail)

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Exactly as advertised
For about $20, my expectations weren’t too high, but this product has done everything the description says it will do. There’s three HDMI inputs on the “front” and one output on the “back” (front and back distinctions are at your discretion). Simply hook up your devices and then connect to your upstream television or other video display device. The box takes care of switching back and forth or you can use the included 3-button remote to manually swap.

It all works perfectly. The device does take about 30 seconds to notice that my Xbox 360 has been shut down, but I don’t know if that’s the fault of the box or if the 360 doesn’t close off the HDMI port until the final moment.

5 Stars Works like a charm!
Very nice unit for a very reasonable price. Does the job as advertised. Small size is handy for those with an aversion to clutter.

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25FT 1 3 HDMI TO HDMI CABLE HDTV PS3 XBOX 360 DVD 1080P GOLD AV 25 FT 19 PIN

These are the new High Speed HDMI 1.3 Cables. HMDI 1.3 adds support for “x.v. Color” which is the IEC 61966-2-4 xvYCC color standard or Deep Color, which removes current color space limitations and enables the display of any color viewable by the human eye. These 1.3 High-Speed cables have been tested to perform at speeds up to 340 Mhz/10.2 Gbps which is the highest bandwidth currently available over a single digital link cable and can go beyond a 1080p signals. Version 1.3 Category 2 cables are able to support a higher resolution displays such as WQXGA cinema monitors with a resolution of 2560 x 1600. With version 1.3, HDMI now also supports lossless compressed streams such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

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ADVANCED HIGH SPEED DIGITAL 10 FT HDMI 24k GOLD SEALED CONNECTOR CABLE One of few cables certified to support future upgrades to your HDTV devices Supports 1440p 1080p 1080i 720p 480p HDMI Category 2 v1 3a Certified Xbox 360 Playstation 3 Blu Ray HD DVD and ultimate 5 1 7 1 surround sound and 10 2 Gbps maximum bandwidth

HDMI is a data superhighway for digital video and audio. For the best high definition experience, use an HDMI cable that delivers all the picture and sound data your HD components require. This cable is optimized for the next generation performance of HDTVs and game consoles that will require 1080p resolution with Deep Color technology. Advanced High Speed HDMI cable with a bandwidth at a mazimum of 10.2 Gbps. Specially designed for home theater enthusiasts who also want the best in HD viewing and/or gaming. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HDTM Lossles surround sound provices Greater cable bandwidth for support of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD lossless surround sound, available on Blu-ray DiscTM and HD DVDTM movies.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Excellent cable! never buy monster you’re just buying the name!!!
great cable! It replaced a failed ($20) ge cable and I will never buy anyting but these from now on! My mom is ordering one today!

5 Stars Works great with my upconverting DVD player
TV: Sony Bravia

DVD: Pioneer DV 420

Works great, cheap, high quality.

5 Stars High quality, great value
This cable makes great sense for the $. Well constructed, performed as advertised. Very pleased, highly recommended.

5 Stars great picture!
it came in good timing and as well i hook it up and this is more then less better as a monster HDMI cable but for less the price and this is a excellent cable i would recommend this to anyone thanks …

3 Stars 10ft HDMI cable
Arrived in described condition and works good, but I went with the cheapest shipping and it didn’t show up at my house for two weeks, usually even when I get the cheapest shipping I get it faster than that.

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ADVANCED HIGH SPEED DIGITAL 6 FT HDMI 24k GOLD w PROTECTIVE FERRITE CORES One of few cables certified to support future upgrades to your HDTV devices Supports 1440p 1080p 1080i 720p 480p HDMI Category 2 v1 3a Certified Xbox 360 PS3 PS4 Playstation 3 Blu Ray HD DVD

This HDMI cable is your link to pulse-pounding HD gaming on your high definition home theater. Whether you’re in the center of the action or watching a 1080p DVD on your gaming console, our cable boosts the bandwidth for ultra-accurate digital signal transfer. That means you’re not just playing, you’re in the game. Graphics are sharper and more detailed, colors are richer and more lifelike, and sounds are bigger and bolder. Bring the experience to life with our highest quality HDMI Cable! Comparable to the Monster Cable brand MC800hd. This cable meets their exact requirements for data and digital sound/video but does not have the fancy coloring or cable end it also have Ferrite Cores to Better protect against High Frequencys. Performance is performance and we don’t like to overcharge $100 or more for “looks.” This cable comes sealed in the manufacturer’s sealed plastic bag, no fancy packaging necessary to charge you more for. Also available in a 3ft & 10ft edition.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Cables work fine
Installed them and they work as advertised. Got good a good price, good delivery time and a product that works. I will buy from these guys again.

5 Stars Great quality! Great Price!
Definitely don’t go for the expensive wires! The affordable ones that you find here work just as good as those expensive ones. I bought this one to use with my laptop and my HD LCD TV and it works great!

1 Star never got them
I never recv’d these cables, the USPS claims they were delivered because of signature confirmation (of one of their postman) but I never saw them. The company has been less than helpful about replacing or reordering. First bad experience I’ve had through Amazon, fortunately they weren’t anything very expensive.

5 Stars TESTED THESE CABLES and the PASSED
I recently had the opportunity to test these HDMI cables with equipment

running at 1080p 60Hz with HDCP 148.5MHz The results were very positive.

Please note that success at 1080p depends on a lot of factors including quality

of TMDS transmitters, receivers, and anything you might have connected to the

cables like HDMI switches, repeaters, HDMI>DVD adapters, etc., therefore these

test results should be taken as a data point and not as a guarantee the cables

will be problem free @ 1080p with your specific equipment.

For example, during initial testing I had discovered through process of elimination

that one of the HDMI>DVI adapters I was using could not reliably pass 1080p. At

first I thought the cables were the issue, but after switching out the adapters, the

cables worked great.

Also please note, even though some of these cables are listed as only 1080i certified,

they did nevertheless pass 1080p without issues for the equipment combination I used.

See this post for what was tested at the factory:

http://www.avsforum.com/avsvb/show…4&&#post6953664

The process of listing a cable as passing visual inspection involved looking at black

screen for 30 seconds to detect sparkles, then watching video for 1 minute to detect

additional artifacts.

Sharp LC45GX6U is a 1920×1080 LCD display which accepts 1080p and 1080p/hdcp when

devices are connected directly to the panel, bypassing the external video processor.

Hope you find this information useful.

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Test cables FC=FerriteCore N=Netjacket:

0 02029 HDMI>DVI FM converter

1 02526 HDMI MM 28AWG FC 3ft

2 02412 HDMI MM 28AWG FC 6ft

3 02504 HDMI MM 28AWG FC 10ft

4 02529 HDMI MM 28AWG FC 15ft

5 02283 HDMI MM 24AWG FC/N 3ft

6 02219 HDMI MM 24AWG FC/N 6ft

7 02281 HDMI MM 24AWG FC/N 10ft

8 02282 HDMI MM 24AWG FC/N 15ft

9 02109 HDMI MM 24AWG 25ft

10 02742 HDMI MM 24AWG 33ft actual 35ft

11 02110 HDMI MM 24AWG FC 50ft

12 02678 HDMI MM 22AWG 50ft

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Scenario 1

Sharp AVC 1080p/HDCP == DVI>HDMI == Monoprice HDMI cable == HDMI>DVI == Sharp LC45GX6U Panel

all tests performed using 2 x HDMI>DVI adapter and listed HDMI cable

this test is for 1080p/HDCP only, not 720p, not 1080i, not 1080p/sansHDCP

1 3ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

2 6ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

3 10ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

4 15ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

5 3ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

6 6ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

7 10ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

8 15ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

9 25ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

10 35ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

11 50ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

12 50ft 22AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

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Scenario 2

PNY Verto 6600GT 1080p == DVI>HDMI == Monoprice HDMI cable == HDMI>DVI == Sharp LC45GX6U Panel

all tests performed using 2 x HDMI>DVI adapter and listed HDMI cable

this test is for 1080p only, not 720p, not 1080i, not 1080p/hdcp

1 3ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

2 6ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

3 10ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

4 15ft 28AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

5 3ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

6 6ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

7 10ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

8 15ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

9 25ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

10 35ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

11 50ft 24AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

12 50ft 22AWG no sparkle, passed visual picture inspection

Note:

nVidia driver 82.12

Testing using bottom DVI port

5 Stars Cheap but Ultra High Quality Cable from Monster-Cable-N-More
These are well made cables and at a CHEAP price. I dont know how they can sell such quality made cables at such a low price but somehow they do, and Im glad. With Fast shipping, I got the 3 cables I ordered quickly and as Advertised.

Really, you would have to be a complete Idiot to throw a Hundred Plus on some Way overpriced Monster Cable Garbage that uses lots of False advertising to get suckers to fall for it. Guess what, these cables are also Lifetime Warranty, not like youll ever need to worry about it. Stores like to display Side By Side Test Displays, and show one with Monster Cable in use and the other with a Generic cable, and of course the one using Monster is BETTER. What most people dont notice is that the picture on the Generic Cable Display and been purposely screwed up to look bad, or whats even better, they use a Composite connection on the Generic HDTV Display, (which means its not even showing a HD Picture) and a HDMI connection on the Monster setup. Most people arent going to try and see the cables and the hookups that are behind out of sight.

You could buy one of these new cables every year, for YEARS before you ever caught up to the price of buying a single Monster (Rip-Off) cable. HDMI is also a DIGITAL signal, as in 1s and 0s being passed though the cable, or as in On/Off, Power, No power. You either get a picture or you dont. Its not like a Analog single were the picture can get worse and worse.

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15FT 1 3 HDMI TO HDMI CABLE HDTV LCD PS3 XBOX 360 DVD 1080P GOLD AV 15 FT 19 PIN CABLES

Optimized HDMI to HDMI cables are specially designed for hi-def HDTV video/audio signals for home theater applications and professional home theater installations. All of our cables are made for home theater in mind using the highest quality cabling, jacket materials and gold plating for better connectivity, longevity and signal strength. Every Optimized Cable is compatible with all HDTV formats including 720p, 1080p, 1080i.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Works great
I bought 2 of the 15 footers to use on my bluray dvd player and Direct TV receiver to connect to my Panasonic HDTV with great results.

5 Stars works great
Bought the 10 ft one first then bought the fifteen after both work great one for xbox360 and one for my laptop. CRYSTAL CLEAR PICTURE on my 47″ LG.

5 Stars Awesome cables- Great quality
I had purchased this cable months ago to hook up my laptop to my Samsung 40′ 1080p. I read all the reviews, did my research and was not surprised when I got these cables, PERFECT picture and sound. Never even considered wasting 100 $ or more on monster cables and this cable just re-ensured my thoughts on how those cables are truly a ripoff. All my friends were so surprised with how great it looked they asked me to order some for them. They too are just as happy as I am and I’m SURE you will be too.

5 Stars Great Length and Quality, but at the fraction of the cost!
I have been looking for an HDMI cable that would give me the performance I needed, and the length I needed without breaking the bank. This cable is thick, high quality, and meets all the same specs as any expensive 1.3 Certified HDMI has, and it will give you the same performance.

My father paid 60 dollars for a shorter Monster Cable, I paid 1/12 of the price and still got the same high quality image and noise protection that he did. The only difference was that my cable didn’t have the monster sticker on the connectors.

I have used and tested this cable on my PS3, and Laptop leading out to various LCD and Plasma HDTV displays, and I have seen no difference in quality from my father’s monster cable.

If you are looking for quality and performance without the brand name and price, then this cable is the answer to your problems.

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