High-Speed HDMI cables

[ThreeKing]

I purchased a Samsung TV back in July of this year. It's the 120hz 650 series.

Anyway, I sometimes get motion blur with football games in HD and also playing Madden.

I have been all over the internet and asking people about this high speed Monster Cable that is supposedly made for 120hz TV's. I swear, it's about a 50/50 ratio on people loving this cable and others saying it's BS and way overpriced.

I'm confused. Is this cable legit??

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Monst...tured+Item+Mod

[Scott]

All cables are the same, get yours from monoprice.

[stoncold32]

dont buy Monster Cables...

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

I purchased a Samsung TV back in July of this year. It's the 120hz 650 series. Anyway, I sometimes get motion blur with football games in HD and also playing Madden. I have been all over the internet and asking people about this high speed Monster Cable that is supposedly made for 120hz TV's. I swear, it's about a 50/50 ratio on people loving this cable and others saying it's BS and way overpriced. I'm confused. Is this cable legit?? http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Monst...tured+Item+Mod

Motion blur is not only common, it is natural for LCD's. Thankfully, the newer Samsung models (the ones with that awesome subtle reddish glow in the black finish) are helping correct this problem, making it a little better and better each time. You see, television broadcasts are shot at 24 frames per second, and displaying your shows and games in 120 Hz is making the television create frames that don't exist. In that regard, they are "artificial," so to speak. But Samsung is getting proficiently better at correcting this "artifacting" issue. How? I really have no idea. But the 950 model (is that the newest one?) has better motion blur correction than the 650 model. Only time will tell before they make it look seamless.

As for the HDMI cables, don't buy into the hype. The only reason the company still exists is because people see the name and the price and psychologically believe that they are better cables. Truth is, you're spending about $130 too much for these cables. You'll have the same issues as you've had. It's the TV that's the problem, and like I said, it's natural, so in a way your TV also isn't the problem. All that aside, keep the cables you have, or if you don't yet have HDMI cables, buy them from monoprice.com, like Scott said. $6 max, maybe shipping. I got $3 cables, good as it gets.

[ThreeKing]

Thanks Blzer! Thanks guys!

[GAMEC0CK2002]

yep. digital signal will be all or nothing. stick with monoprice.

if anyone says that you need monster cables that are either 1) saleperson looking to make a nice commission or 2) wanting to feel better about overpaying.

[daflyboys]

I got two 6'-ers at monoprice for $15 shipped thx to the guys on this board!

Also, apparently no HD channel is broadcast in higher than 1080i, so composite cables would apparently give you the same quality as an HDMI cable. My cable co. hooked me up with composite and I was a little miffed at first until I learned this. I think it is also going to depend on the quality of the channel actually being broadcast.

[The Chef]

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

I got two 6'-ers at monoprice for $15 shipped thx to the guys on this board! Also, apparently no HD channel is broadcast in higher than 1080i, so composite cables would apparently give you the same quality as an HDMI cable. My cable co. hooked me up with composite and I was a little miffed at first until I learned this. I think it is also going to depend on the quality of the channel actually being broadcast.

Isnt composite the rey-white-yellow, standard AV cables? I think your talking about component cables, the red-white-yellow-green-blue cables but I could be wrong.