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Forums » General Discussion » Home Theater » PSA: HDMI cables from Monoprice are very stiff.
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#326497 - 10/24/10 09:42 PM
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![]() local ![]() Registered: 07/05/10 Posts: 233 Loc: New Hampshire, USA |
That is all.
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#326498 - 10/24/10 09:53 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 09/19/08 Posts: 4116 Loc: Porch,enjoying Bombay Sapphire |
The BJC Belden Series-1 is the Ron Jeremy of HDMI cables.
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#326499 - 10/24/10 10:00 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 06/22/03 Posts: 6789 Loc: The Peoples Republic of Il. |
Originally Posted By: Dr.House The BJC Belden Series-1 is the Ron Jeremy of HDMI cables. That has to be one ugly ass cable.
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#326501 - 10/24/10 10:17 PM
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![]() aficionado Registered: 02/01/08 Posts: 856 Loc: WI |
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#326508 - 10/25/10 12:33 AM
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![]() buff Registered: 06/03/06 Posts: 42 Loc: Utah |
Well, I hope that HDBaseT will take off in the next year or so! Cat5e/6 cable is nice and flexible and very cheap! When I finish the basement I am looking at a fairly long video run (45'), HDBaseT just makes sense to me.
I have purchased the Monoprice #3661 cable along with about a dozen co-workers, and we all agree that it is a great cable and worth the $6.75!! |
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#326512 - 10/25/10 08:15 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 06/23/07 Posts: 4299 Loc: Sitting down somewhere |
Originally Posted By: wid Originally Posted By: Dr.House The BJC Belden Series-1 is the Ron Jeremy of HDMI cables. That has to be one ugly ass cable. And hairy.
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#326513 - 10/25/10 08:36 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 4870 Loc: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
I have two 6 foot hdmi cables from monoprice and didn't notice that they were stiffer than any of the other hdmi cables I have. I bought these a couple years back so maybe things have changed?
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#326516 - 10/25/10 09:25 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA |
I exclusively use Blue Jeans' Series-F2. They're really flexible. So much more so than the $5 DVI cables I got for monitors at work.
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#326517 - 10/25/10 09:52 AM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 09/19/08 Posts: 4116 Loc: Porch,enjoying Bombay Sapphire |
I have some of the cheapest 28awg HDMI fom monoprice for a 10 foot run and it has good flexibility and works great. I take it some of the better and more expensive Monoprice cables suited for longer runs are a lot thicker than the one I have. The Belden Series 1 from Blue Jeans is an extremely robust HDMI cable, great for passing long distance runs but really, really stiff.
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#326520 - 10/25/10 10:08 AM
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![]() aficionado ![]() Registered: 06/28/08 Posts: 769 Loc: Toronto, Canada |
I agree with the monoprice cables, they are applying a lot of force on the Denon connectors so everytime I have to touch them I am kind of scared, but I also agree that they are very good cables for the price, just extremely stiff. I remember BJC shipping being pretty expensive for Canadians but that was a couple of years ago.
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