Monster "Super Thin" HDMI Cables

[admin]

Monster Cable has come out with what looks to be a truly innovative product. We've seen fat cables and flat cables, cables of all colors, finishes, and lengths. We've tested cables, we've reviewed cables, and we've talked about them to no end. But, for the first time, we're seeing a truly thin HDM cable. At only 3.5mm in diameter (the size of the jack on your headphones), it really is significantly thinner than everything else out there. Monster says it is around 65% thinner than normal HDMI cables! Now that's thin!

Discuss "Monster "Super Thin" HDMI Cables" here. Read the article.

 

[Djizasse]

A preview? From monster?
Active what?
And a link to monster's homepage?

Is this really AH?

Anyway, I'll wait for you test on this thing. Get that mega-tester machine to work

 

[Kitsum]

I can't believe it! Is this a first from MC? No other company makes this yet?
We are doomed. Lawyers of the world unite!

 

[jamie2112]

I can't even bring myself to read the thing,I am shocked to see this up on the site.Come on guys please don't feed their ego and bankroll anymore............

 

[GlocksRock]

I guess it's nice that it's thin, but I'm not the least bit excited about it.

 

[jwenthold99]

Booooo.......

 

[split0101]

Does this mean that Monster now has a patent on thin HDMI cables?

 

[Now Slappy]

Does this mean that Monster now has a patent on thin HDMI cables?

Most likely.

I wonder what the mark up will be on these over at Best Buy?

 

[Adam]

I hope that Super Thin Ribbons sues them. I was going to buy some ribbons but bought a dang HDMI cable instead. That new product name confused me.

 

[j_garcia]

All I have to say about this product is: Nobody cares because it is from Monster.

 

[flamingeye]

The only time I will be interested in anything from monster cable is when they stop the BS lawsuits ,then and only then I may think about it

 

[scott911]

I can't see this being of interest to anyone except someone using it for temporary use as the article mentioned - hooking up a camcorder. And then, is the normal thin cable that much of an issue?

I think in cabling terms, thick is very, very strongly equated which quality. I'd have a hard time seeinig this cable buck the trend...

and btw, monster is a sucky company anyway, so I wouldn't mind seeing them flop on a product.

 

[j_garcia]

The same people who don't know any better who buy Monster products now will buy these. I can see where they are going with it, but I can't see it being much of a benefit. I don't need skinny HDMI wire to run inside a wall. In a wire track maybe, but wire tracks are usually large enough to handle a normal size HDMI cable.

 

[Michael]

What happened?

Monster? Audioholics? Together?

 

[Shock]

Hey Tom's not exactly employed at the moment, gotta pay the bills.

 

[split0101]

Hey Tom's not exactly employed at the moment, gotta pay the bills.

Lets hope it doesnt get worse. We might see a Bose review next

 

[Kitsum]

Lets hope it doesnt get worse. We might see a Bose review next

Better than seeing a $24K CD player review. (Cancel my subscription).

 

[Ito]

Can I use them as shoelaces? cause that might be kinda cool.

 

[tn001d]

Can I use them as shoelaces? cause that might be kinda cool.

Monster Digital Shoes... walk in True High Definition!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Unless I'm mistaken, all HDMI cables should be measured by two simple measures:
What data bandwidth it can sustain and what over distance.
Ability of 100AWG cable to transport 10Gbps over 5" doesn't impress me much.
Lets test this "ultra-thin" (TM)(C)(R)(U) (etc...) cable in 50ft length to be able to do Full HDMI 1.3 spec and then talk about is it impressive or not so much.