s-video cables

I know that most people say that it makes no difference for the picture quality, but I purchased this cable for two separate reasons:

1. With the digital cable box my cable company offers, you would have to switch inputs to go from a high definition channel to an analog channel. This is mildly annoying. The other connection possibility is the DVI interface. This eliminates the need to switch feeds since the cable can send both signals to the TV.

2. By using the DVI connection on the back of the TV, you allow more space for component cable connections. For those of you who have video game systems where you can use the component connection, but didn't have room because of the need for the high definition decoder, now you have free space!

This cable has made everything so much easier! Once again, way to go Monster!!

It is a cable for transferring digital signal... in the digital world, the smallest bit of information is either 0 or 1. In terms of electricity, it is like, either 0 volt or 5 volt. So unless the cable is so lousy that the device cannot tell 0 volt from 5 volt, in which case a gold or platinum plated digital cable is not going to do any good. It either works or doesn't work. There is no "in between".

This is similar to DTV or HDTV -- either you get the picture or you don't. If you do, it is going to be prestine. If you don't, then there is no picture at all. Note that in this case, the analog (non-digital) portion of equipment still makes a difference, such as the antenna or the speaker cable that is non-digital.

So an extremely expensive DVI cable shouldn't make any difference than an inexpensive one.

I just unlocked the beast that is in my living room!
I have a HD Hitachi TV and was happy with a progresive scan DVD player using component-video jacks.
I had read a review of the Samsung DVD-HD931 bought one and have hooked into my TV with the DVI400 cable and WOW.

I now have movie quialty big screen entertainment at home.
This cable is 5 stars.