Review on Monoprice Certified Premium HDMI Cable - 3ft White - 4K@60Hz, HDR, 18Gbps, 28AWG, YUV 4:4:4 by Joz Lowe

Very poor quality cables. I bought a 10 foot cable. This is my setup, I have an Nvidia GTX 1060 computer with a 4K TV. TV model TCL 43S405. The cable works at 1080P. When I set the resolution to 3840 x 2160 I get artifacts like colored dots and lines all over the screen. It's at SE 4:2:0. At 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 I have no picture at all. When I set my TV to HDMI 2.0 I get no signal at all, I have to set it to HDMI 1.4 for the cable to work. The problem is with the cable, not the settings. I have a 5 year old 30ft HDMI cable that works with the same setup. This old cable connects at 3840x2160 with 4:2:2 chroma with a perfect picture. This 30ft cable gives me artifacts when setting the chroma to 4:4:4 but looks perfect at 4:2:2 or 4:2:0. I also have a 3 year old 6 foot high speed HDMI cable that connects in 4:4:4 format but I need a 10 foot cable. I thought that this new so called high quality cable would allow me to connect YUV 4:4:4. Well I was wrong, there isn't even a good picture in 4K at 4:2:0 color. When connecting a computer to a 4K TV, Chroma 4:4:4 is important if you want text to be very clear. 60 Hz is also important for games and videos to look good. This cable will not work above 30Hz at 4K. The cable claims 4K at 60Hz, which is not the case. The cable appeared to be intact. Since it runs at 4K 30Hz, it can be connected to a Blu-ray player on a 4K TV. So this crappy cable fits into some people's setup. However, if you want 4K in 4:4:4, you'll need a different cable. The reason I'm giving one star is because the cable is rated for YUV 4:4:4 at 4K 60Hz, which is not true. So if you're trying to connect your computer to a 4K monitor or TV, don't buy this cable. In the past almost any HDMI cable was fine for most people as everything was 1080P. Now that people are using 4K TVs, the bandwidth required is much higher. Manufacturers really need to start being more honest in their statements now. If they claim the cable is 18Gb/s and it isn't, people will return the cable. In the past, HDMI cable manufacturers could claim what they wanted from their cables because everything was in 1080P and didn't use very much bandwidth. There was no way to prove the cable specs were inaccurate as at 1080p almost any cable would work. But things are different now because if you buy a 4K Apple TV and it doesn't have a true 18Gbps cable, your device simply won't work when connected to a 4K TV. In a few years, when all devices will be 4K, manufacturers will be forced to be honest about their cable requirements. I've recently bought several 10ft HDMI cables from different manufacturers and have not connected any of them in the 4:4:4 aspect ratio except for one company. I find it really amazing that I had to try so many so called 18Gbps HDMI cables before I found one that connected at 4:4:4 color with no black screen. So much time wasted trying to figure out why my computer can't connect to the TV properly. Cable manufacturing is a multi-billion dollar industry and they should be more honest. This is because almost every TV, Blu-ray player, cable box, receiver, Apple TV, etc. needs a cable. And it's frustrating when you plug something in and it doesn't work. If you connect a new device and it doesn't work, just assume the device is defective, not the HDMI cable.