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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: By = Fun: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Xbox 360 Monster GameLink Component Video & Fiber Optic Audio A/V Kit (Electronics) I bought this cable to use ONLY FOR THE OPTICAL AUDIO. I'm using a standard HDMI cable in my 360 for 1080p resolution and needed an Audio Out option which this cable has. Its not a pure optical audio out but a 1/8" stereo mini to optical audio adapter--no problems though the sound is super clean in my 5.1 system. The fit on the 1/8" mini cable is a little loose, especially if you're orienting your 360 vertically--which is recommended for increased cooling. Simply use a tie wrap to bundle all the cables together to reduce the gravity drag and loosening of the cable. So far no problems.
My main concern was whether or not the bulky plug would allow room for my standard HDMI cable adjacent to it (the AV cable which came with my Halo 3 Xbox 360 does NOT allow for simultaneous use of 2 cables side by side). You need to remove one of the gray tabs on the side of this cable in order to make the 2 cables fit side by side (the tab is held on by a cheap adhesive and can be pried...Read more 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Xbox 360 Monster GameLink Component Video & Fiber Optic Audio A/V Kit (Electronics) Some people say better cables improve your picture, others say they waste you money. So I took the dive and bought these Monster 360 Cables. After hooking them up I instantly noticed a slight improvement in my 100" picture from my DLP projector. The difference wasn't huge, but the picture was definitely a little sharper. That alone was worth the cost of the cables. Throw in the fact that the Monster cables are much higher quality...they feel better, are thicker, sturdier, and the optical cable doesn't fall out...and this is a no brainer to get. The optical cable of course is the same as any other 'cheap' optical cable in terms of performance, but the quality of the cable itself is higher and looks nicer. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Xbox 360 Monster GameLink Component Video & Fiber Optic Audio A/V Kit (Electronics) I'm no expert on cables, but these cables do the job well. Both video and audio are crystal clear; no interference from any other sources (and in my house they are run right by other electronic equipment, so the potential is certainly there).
One interesting thing about these cables is the material used for the exterior. I'm used to plastic/rubber exteriors. The exterior of these feel somewhat metallic. I'm not sure if this is the reason, but these cables are much more flexible than the plastic/rubber ones. This makes it a bit easier to run them in places with a lot of twists and turns. However, I would be careful in dragging them over a finished surface; I would think they might scratch it. Overall a very nice package for the 360! |