Product Description

A premium high performance quality HDMI-HDMI cable suitable for use in HDTV, Home Theater, PlayStation 3, and business class projector based applications.

Product Details

• Color: black
• Brand: eforcity
• Model: 031-CP10-HDMI
• Dimensions: 1.08" h x 1.08" w x 120.00" l, .0 pounds

Features

• HDMI to HDMI
• 10 feet Length
• GOLD-PLATED Connectors

Customer Reviews

Worked for 7 Months, Good Buy
Well, as the old adage goes, "You get what you pay for." In this case, I paid about $5 including shipping for this product in November 2008. It's now June 2009 and the cable has given up the ghost.

I had it connected to my 24" Samsung monitor via HDMI out on my PC, and it worked wonderfully for both that and my Blu-Ray player. Last week, however, I started to run into problems. Blue specks were distorting the picture on my monitor and causing the displayed picture to do some really funky things. I suspected it could be my graphics card or monitor, but it turns out it was the cable.

I don't regret purchasing this cable at all because it was such a good price and it lasted for so long. I do have to warn any potential customers, however, that you may have to get a replacement in 6-8 months. This is a cheap cable, and it wasn't manufactured to last as long as ones you will pay more for.

I'm not recommending going with a Monster HDMI cable, but I do have to let you know that a $20 investment in a name-brand or higher quality cable might be in your best interest.

So, I'm back to the 4ft DVI cable that came with my PC, which should suffice for now as DVI and HDMI can send a crisp HD signal to my monitor.

HMDI Cable Information from hdmi.org
I also purchased an expensive cable for my new Samsung LN46A650 and it looks fine using my Comcast box as well as our new Xbox. I needed an additional cable, but before buying, decided to check up on HDMI cable specs. While inexpensive cables can be found on Amazon and elsewhere, to get cables that meet the latest standards, read the FAQ's here first:

http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx

Specs on the cable listed do not specify which standard (1 or 2) this cable is built to. Here is the difference:

Recently, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that cables would be tested as Standard or High-Speed cables.

Standard (or "category 1") cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.

High Speed (or "category 2") cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates. High-Speed cables are also able to accommodate higher resolution displays, such as WQXGA cinema monitors (resolution of 2560 x 1600).

For those of us with new LCD, DLP or Plasma TV's, we should be looking for "Category 2" cables. They can still be found for online prices better than what we pay at the retail stores. Just check the specs before buying. I rated this a 2-star because no specs were provided.

Works perfectly
I used this cable to connect a Playstation 3 to a 40" Sony Bravia. At 1080p, the picture is perfect. There are no distortions in the picture or problems with any individual pixels.

It's hard to judge the quality of the materials without taking the thing apart but there's nothing noticably poor in the manufacturing or material quality of the cable. It's pretty plain looking and less attractive than the higher-priced cables but who cares?

When you consider that it gives you the same result as a Monster or Belkin cables that cost 10 to 20+ as much, it's clear that you're getting a lot of value per dollar with this cable. And yes, it also implies the opposite with those higher-priced cables.

My only complaint is that shipping was $1 more than the price of the cable. :-)