This item supports the HDMI 1. 3b standard which is almost as good as it gets (1. 3c doesn’t add anything special). Any HDMI 1. 3 cable can carry up to 10. 2 Gbit/s. Hmmm. . . I suppose the Monster is much better, right? Well. . . it “guarantees a certified cable bandwidth of 10. 2″ Okay, but the Monster also supports “x. v. Color, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD”. It turns out that, all of the above, and more, are part of the HDMI 1. 3 specs and they are fully supported by every cable that complies to the standard and can be had for about 90% less in the Mediabridge. The expensive brand presentation simply enumerates the HDMI 1. 3 specs as if it being HDMI 1. 3 compliant was a really big deal. It is not a big deal. Even a cable that costs 95% less is HDMI 1. 3 compliant.

My suggestion: if you think that the proponents of the expensive brand have a point when they claim that their product is a lot more durable, buy TWO Media Bridge wires and still pay almost 80% less than you would pay for one of the expensive ones.

My personal experience: I’ve never paid ‘a lot’ for an HDMI cable because it makes no sense to pay more. I took home one of the ‘expensive’ ones once because the salesman promised to take it back if I wasn’t amazed by the difference. It made zero difference and I returned it.

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The following are the HDMI 1. 3 specs and all certified HDMI 1. 3 cables (including Monster) are going to support them.

Maximum signal bandwidth (MHz) 340
Maximum TMDS bandwidth (Gbit/s) 10. 2
Maximum video bandwidth (Gbit/s) 8. 16
Maximum audio bandwidth (Mbit/s) 36. 86
Maximum Color Depth (bit/px) 48

Maximum resolution over single link at 24-bit/px 2560