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The first set was Monster's THX-800-Series. The 800-series cable is used on an old direct-view TV that is NOT high-definition and maxes out at 700 lines of resolution, but my friend still made an unprovoked observation of the 600-to-800-series upgrade.
On my old-style glass-tube TV, the images have a detailed three-dimensional look to them (the screen is an old "super-flat," but still bubbles out noticeably). The 1000-series is even better.
The THX-1000-Series cable is the flagship of Monster's THX-Series home-theater line of cables. He is a computer-gamer and is used to seeing video-resolutions beyond 1024 horizontal and up to 1200 lines of resolution.
The TV images look as though you are looking INTO the TV, not AT the TV-screen. Many videophiles that are comfortable spending hundreds of dollars (even thousands) on audio cables still use the THX-1000 line for their big-buck audio/video systems.I purchased this cable because I needed a second component-video cable for a second system I am building (a flat-panel capable of 1920x1200P resolution).
The jump in video-quality from the THX600 to the THX800 was noticeable even by a non-audiophile friend of mine.
the cables are built with high standards, i am happy to have them conected to all my equipment.
Awesome picture. Installed cables on HD ready set. It was like getting a new TV.
I have been involved in electronics for more than 25 years and have been building (and rebuilding) my home theater for most of my adult life.It has been disconcerting at best to watch the price of interconnect cables and speaker cable go continously higher to the point of absolute farce.With that said, different cables provide different results and some cables can actually degrade your signal.My first component cable was made of a hodge podge of various cables ranging from some stuff I had laying around to some fairly esoteric pieces. I also don't think it's quite the caliber either. The white/Red/yellow connectors didn't match up with the RGB inputs but it handled the 75-OHM current demand just fine. The run, due to the size of the TV, is always at least 6' and the price of component cables at that length is rather high.
There are still plenty of people with lots of equipment using component connections though, and probably will be for some time to come. I was able to obtain an Audioquest cable that was designed and looked very nice for the job but it actually degraded the picture and I ended up giving it to a friend.Obviously, if your screen is smaller than mine, you'll be able to get away with cables of lesser quality and your picture will probably be fine. It is the equal of anything I have tried and it looks excellent and is well made. At the current prices, this is a no brainer. Amazon is charging an extremely competitive price and yes, it still is too much for a cable, but given the reality of the situation, this is about as good as it gets.UPDATE; 3-18-09With the advent of HDMI, component video and subsequently component video cables are being slowly set aside. Over several testing sessions and several A/B comparisons, an old, thick, shielded Radio Shack A/V cable yeilded the best results on my 65" Mitsubishi TV.
When you start blowing the picture up beyond a certain point, it will reveal more and more faults that are hidden by a smaller screen.I have the 8' version of the Monster THX 1000 cable and it does it's job. Grab one (or several) while you still can. Over the years I have tried and upgraded many cables in my ever growing home theater system but I have had trouble finding anything that equaled the performance of my trusty old RS cable. Even RS has caught on and you can't get that old cable I have for less than $50 these days.
I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DECIDED TOGO WITH THE COMPONENT VIDEO CABLE.THE RESULTS ARESTUNNING.WORKS GREAT WITH MY NEW SONY WEGA 40' WIDE SCREEN.THE CABLE IS WORTH EVERY PENNY. I USED TO HAVE MONSTER CABLE S-VIDEO.GREAT PICTURE THEN.
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