Mediabridge Ultra Series – 3ft High Speed HDMI Cable – Category 2 Certified – Supports 3D – Audio Return Channel – 4Kx2K – 1440p – 1080p – Blu-Ray – PS3 – XBox 360

5 Responses to “Mediabridge Ultra Series – 3ft High Speed HDMI Cable – Category 2 Certified – Supports 3D – Audio Return Channel – 4Kx2K – 1440p – 1080p – Blu-Ray – PS3 – XBox 360”

1. Terry F. Pechacek says:

   June 1, 2010 at 3:22 am

   “You get what you pay for” rule applies. Worked fine but lacked durability. When twisted as I was re-positioning TV making new connections for PlayStation, first one then two, of the 3 ft HDMI cables stopped functioning correctly. I observed that on one that misfunctioned, the cable head was seperating … cable works OK if you take it out of box, plug it in, and leave it alone. I am upgrading to higher quality cables on all four of my devices.

   BTW, the 17 or more five star reviews probably were from people who plug it in and left it alone. Only pay attention to reviews from people who have had cable on device and stressed it a bit — almost all will break in those conditions of use.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. A. Dent says:

   June 1, 2010 at 5:04 am

   Just in case someone may feel guilty for not paying a lot more for, basically the same thing, let’s look at our top of the line offer, Monster HDMI 1000HD Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable (2 meters) and do a quick comparison.

   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 2560×1600p75
   
   Maximum resolution over single link at 30-bit/px 2560×1600p60
   
   Maximum resolution over single link at 36-bit/px 1920×1200p75
   
   Maximum resolution over single link at 48-bit/px 1920×1200p60

   sRGB
   
   YCbCr
   
   8 channel LPCM/192 kHz/24-bit audio capability
   
   Blu-ray Disc video and audio at full resolution
   
   Consumer Electronic Control (CEC)
   
   DVD-Audio support
   
   Super Audio CD (DSD) support
   
   Deep Color
   
   xvYCC
   
   Auto lip-sync
   
   Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable
   
   DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream capable
   
   Updated list of CEC commands (only on HDMI 1.3a,b,c)
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. JAH7440 :) says:

   June 1, 2010 at 7:46 am

   I HAD A 30 YEAR CARRIER WITH A MAJOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND DEALT WITH ALL THE LATEST HIGH END COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND LEARNED TO RESEARCH VENDORS PRODUCTS WHICH I DID WITH THIS PRODUCT.I MY SELF HAVE MADE NUMEROUS TYPES OF CABLE ASSEMBLIES ON THE JOB AND FELT COMFORTABLE TO BEABLE TO RECOGNIZE A QUALITY PRODUCT WHEN I SAW ONE. THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINITELY ONE! THE WAY IT IS CONSTRUCTED SURPASSES THE AVERAGE CABLE OF THIS TYPE ON THE MARKET.BUYING IT ON AMAZON WAS ABOUT 1/5 THE PRICE I COULD HAVE BOUGHT IT FOR AT A LOCAL BIG BOX STORE OR ELECTRONICS STORE.SHIPPING AND PACKAGING WAS EXCELLENT.SHIPPING WAS FREE AND NO SALES TAX MADE THE PURCHASE EVEN BETTER.I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED OTHER CABLE PRODUCTS FROM THIS COMPANY FOR THE FORE MENTIONED REASONS. MEDIABRIDGE PRODUCTS WILL NOT DISAPPOINT IN MY OPINION!
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. R. COLTON says:

   June 1, 2010 at 10:37 am

   I had a big problem with these HDMI cables… the connector end pulled out of the jacket and appeared to have never been soldered to the wires. The jacket is too thick and very stiff, like cheap plastic, making it hard to fit in tight places. I replaced two of these with Cables to Go brand HDMI cables and they work great. More flexible, higher quality connector ends, less bulky, perfect picture and data transfer, and the same low price as the Media Bridge junk.
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. Dr. Horace Greeley says:

   June 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm

   Approximately the fourth time I unplugged my Mediabridge three-foot HDMI cable, it came apart. Just FYI.
   Rating: 1 / 5