This is all you need on devices rated for 110-240V AC

This is all you need for any one device to the extent that it is rated for universal voltage of 100-240V AC.



Most existing laptops and other electronics are this way these days but some older devices may come with a 110/240V switch so make sure that you check before you plug your device into the foreign outlet especially if you do it into the outlet of 'higher' voltage.



On this adapter's features:



- Works as a plug converter on both sides meaning that you can plug in either a US Euro or South American device on one end and the outlet you plug it into can be either of the above.

- Supports both 2-prong and 3-prong US plugs.

- It is NOT a voltage converter. If your device is not rated for 240V chances are it WILL be destroyed so be careful.

- Amazingly for the price it even offers some surge protection.More detail ...

Excellent Product

These cables are an excellent deal and meet all of the relevant specifications that will allow you to get maximum throughput from 1080p equipment.



Don't believe those that claim all HDMI cables are the same. They are not all the same and those that claim they are have unfortunately been misled. While I am the last person to suggest going out and overpaying for an expensive retail brand I would definitely recommend being a little careful not to use a cable that has the potential to degrade the picture on your new HD equipment. It is even more critical for PS3 gamers because of the deep color capabilities of PS3.



Fortunately for us HDMI.org has made separating the good cables from the best cables very simple.



According to the HDMI website Category 2 cables are required not only to guarantee 1080P FullHD but also for high refresh rates and deep color.



The following was cut and pasted from the HDMI.org website:



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Q. What is the difference between a "Standard" HDMI cable and a "High-Speed" HDMI cable?

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).

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Q. Will my Standard cable work in High Speed applications?

Although a Standard HDMI cable may not have been tested to support the higher bandwidth requirements of cables rated to support high speeds existing cables especially ones of shorter lengths (i.e. less than 2 meters) will generally perform adequately in higher speed situations. The quality of the HDMI receiver chip (in the TV for example) has a large effect on the ability to cleanly recover and display the HDMI signal. A significant majority perhaps all of the HDMI TVs and projectors that support 1080p on the HDMI inputs are designed with quality receiver chips that may cleanly recover the 1080p HDMI signal using a Standard-rated HDMI cable. These receiver chips use technology called "cable equalization" in order to counter the signal reduction (attenuation) caused by a cable. We have seen successful demonstrations of 1080p signal runs on a >50 ft. cable and a 720p signal run on a >75 ft. cable. However the only way to guarantee that your cable will perform at higher speeds is to purchase a cable that has been tested at the higher speeds and labeled as "High-Speed."

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Q. What are the technical and branding requirements for cables?

As part of the new Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines cables will be labeled as either Standard or High Speed.

1.Standard cables (referred to as Category 1 cables in the HDMI specification) are those tested to perform at speeds of 75Mhz which is the equivalent of an uncompressed 1080i signal.

2.High Speed cables (referred to as Category 2 cables in the HDMI specification) are those 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 (e.g. greater than eight bits per color) and/or increased refresh rates (e.g. 120Hz). High Speed cables are also able to accommodate higher resolution displays such as those at the latest 1440p and WQXGA resolutions (e.g. cinema monitors with a resolution of 2560 x 1600).

While many cables that are branded as Standard cables will work at higher speeds (especially at cable lengths of less than five meters) to guarantee performance consumers should purchase a cable that is tested and rated for the specific speed required by their system.

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There you have it. Word for word from the official HDMI website.



In summary any certified HDMI cable will "generally" work fine but use Category 2 rated cables if you want guaranteed 1080p throughput.



Mediabridge is a quality cable that meets the higher standards of Category 2. And this pricing is exceptionally good for this quality cable. There are certainly other cables around that meet this standard as well. But basically Mediabridge is offering a high quality cable at a great price here.More detail ...

Great inexpensive HDMI cables

It is a relief to find HDMI cables that are inexpensive and deliver high quality video. I paid $40 for a 4ft cable at Circuit City a year ago and less than half that price for the 10ft cable from Amazon.



As an electrical engineer I can tell you copper is copper. Unless Monster cable has coaxial wire for each signal line which they don't because then the cable would be 10x larger than it is then it's just copper wire inside a shield. There's still going to be crosstalk and capacitive coupling and all that stuff. All that "gas filled" stuff doesn't matter either. If you look at the mathematical equasions for the frequency response of an unshielded wire you'd know none of this stuff makes any major difference.



The biggest thing to avoid if you can are ferrite cores on a cable. Ferrite cores are those black blob things that overmold the cable near one or both of the connectors. Ferrite cores act as high frequency filters and may cause signal degradation. They are typically used to comply with FCC laws and other regulatory bodies' radiated emissions laws. They add cost to the cable and typically degrade performance.



Regarding expensive cables HDMI or otherwise what no one asks is the most fundamental question - Why? Let's assume Monster cable isn't lying and they can provide 300 GHz bandwidth or whatever they claim. Why do you need a cable that outperforms so much? It's like owning a car that can go 1000 MPH but the speed limit is 55MPH. In my field that's called "over-engineering" which equates to unnecessary additional cost which is exactly the problem Amazon has solved by sourcing this simple low cost HDMI cable.



While I'm soapboxing gold plating isn't necessary either. Silver is the best conductor followed by Copper and then Gold (third best). Stainless Steel isn't far behind. The only reason gold plating is "better" is Gold does not corrode (but neither does stainless steel... they actually gold plate the stainless steel how dumb is that?). If you are using your cables in a house where the humidity & temp is relatively constant you should never need gold. As far as I can tell Gold is just a gimmick to charge more for cables.More detail ...

Why pay out the wazoo when you can get this cable?!?!

OK - here's the story. I was going to buy a Toshiba HDTV. I had picked it out already and was ready to purchase it and that was when I found a promotion at a local retailer that if I bought a Toshiba HDTV then I can get $200 off of any of the Toshiba HD DVD players. The HDA2 was normally $399 but was on sale for $299 and with the $200 off I got it for $99!! You can't beat that!



Well I got that on Tuesday and it was an unexpected purchase. I asked the person at the store how much the HDMI cable would be so that I can hook it up as soon as I get home. He said it's a Monster Cable and it costs $124.99! Whoa! I went up to the shelf and saw the sticker that said $124.99 on it and on the sticker it said "Financing Available"! What?! I'm not going to pay more for the cable than I did for the DVD player! These guys are crazy!



I told the guy "You are nuts if you think I'm going to pay that amount" and I logged onto Amazon and purchased this HDMI cable I'm doing the review for. I paid with shipping less than $9 for it. I was a little worried about it though - I'm sure that there must be a difference between the $124.99 cable and the $9 cable. So I took the test. I went and purchased the $124.99 cable (mostly because I was too anxious to try out the new HD DVD player and couldn't wait for it to arrive). I plugged it in and of course the HD DVD I played looked absolutely amazing! The very next day I got the $9 cable (pretty fast shipping by these guys by the way) and I hooked it up. I was worried what I would find but when I started watching the same HD DVD that I watched the night before on the $124.99 cable I could notice NO DIFFERNCE WHATSOEVER between the two cables' results. So I returned the $124.99 cable.



You will not be sorry if you purchase this cable over the other ones in the major retailers. Don't let them tell you "it's a better quality cable" or anything like that. This cable is built very well - you can just tell when you hold it in your hand that it was made well. You don't get the fancy plastic packaging that you have to tear into with a knife and cut your fingers on though (oh what a bummer!). Get this cable. It's great!



The only thing you will want to research is that I have seen in some literature that there are two different kinds of cables. I think there is a special one for 1080p DVD players (dont' quote me on this). So do your research before purchasing just to make sure that this is the correct "type". As far as build quality - picture quality for use with an upconverting DVD player as well as the Toshiba HDA2 HD DVD player it's an absolute steal.More detail ...