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Review on Cable Matters Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable 20 Ft (Cat 6 Cable Industrial Electrical for Wiring & Connecting by Steve Cooper

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Don't buy them if you use them for video broadcasting!

I have two Cables Matters Cat6 purchased Ethernet cables, 75ft each, and a Cable Matters Active USB 3.0 extension 32ft, I needed them for a theatrical performance to transmit video signals. I tested a 75ft Cat6 ethernet cable with my HDMI transmitter, the signal was lagging and consistently transmitting around 3-5 fps. I switched to another 100ft Cat 5e that was in the theater as a backup, the video signal was smooth and clear. I also tested the USB 3.0 extension with a regular Logitech USB camera, the frame rate was also very low, around 3-5 fps. I had to get another extension cord and the signal became smooth and normal again. After these two tests, I came to the conclusion that the quality of Cable Matter definitely has some issues. It was a waste of my money and time. Also, I wasted some of the technical time I had in the theater trying to fix this problem and find replacement solutions. I've recorded several videos testing Cable Matter and another brand and showing that Cable Matter's quality has some obvious issues while another brand gets the job done. Now that I have these 3 cables, they are practically useless to me. I sent them back for a refund. This wasted quite a bit of time so I just wanted to share with everyone here, watch out for this brand's cable, at least if you want to stream videos!

Pros
  • High Performance Category 6 Internet Cable; 24 AWG copper Ethernet cable provides versatile connectivity for LAN components such as PCs, computer servers, printers, routers, switches, network media players, NAS, VoIP phones, PoE devices, etc.
Cons
  • Available in white only