Rocketfish™ - 8' 4K UltraHD/HDR In-Wall Rated HDMI Cable - Black

Having purchased the new 4K apple TV for my Sony 65 inch 900 series TV, I was a bit disappointed when the apple TV wouldn't connect at the HDR 60 hz level, knowing my Sony was capable of the best resolution offered, and my receiver was also compatible. Looking to make sure the cables weren't destroyed at all, I realized they are the same HDMI cables I bought 6-7 years ago, and a buddy yelled at me for not replacing them when I bought the new TV and receiver (who knew). I ran over to best buy, and the sales associate told me that the overpriced ones weren't any different, so I picked up a Rocketfish cable for about $30 after tax and installed it... sure enough everything works as designed and im at the max resolution! The issue though, is that the same "more expensive isn't always better" principal applies to the Rocketfish cable vs something like Amazon as well. I decided to replace all my HDMI cables with new ones, just so I know for sure they are up to date, and Amazon had their HDMI stuff for $15 for 3 cables, all with the high speed data a well. Installed them and they worked just as well... maybe not as fancy looking as the Rocketfish, but for less than 1/4 the cost, its a tough sell to justify buying another that expensive.

This Rocketfish 4K 18Gbs 8ft. cable transmits your 4K signal with crystal clearity. I have not yet experienced any problems, like some people may see flashes or flickers, or maybe a tad bit of lag in the video signal, I have not yet noticed any of that yet. I've tested the 3D capability with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D" and it works great, assuming you have 3D glasses haha. YES, it may cost $40, and you guys probably think that's quite a bit for a HDMI cable, but if you want to take full advantage of your 4K tv's potential, then you have to buy an HDMI cable that will output 4K. Cheaper HDMI cables will not do this, or not as well (if there are any cheaper than $40, which I highly doubt). They will not run any cheaper because 4K is a new technology and not everybody has one in their homes cause it's so new. So initially it will cost more, it's how the market goes. I'd say it's worth it to buy this because it will output 4K resolution unlike any cables that are cheaper than it.

Smaller Things Matter: People often over look the little things that can make a world of difference; like these cables with gold plated ends. Spending thousands of dollars on a UHD T.V. is all well and fine but being cheap on the connection wiring to save five bucks here and there is rediculous. Using the best available gold plated ends cables and HDMI wires for your HD and or UHD T.V.'s connections are the ONLY way to get the full performance out of the T.V. you just paid a lot on money for. Doing anything else is like driving a brand new high end car around on the cheapest gasoline possible. Also its very important to pay a little extra and get the HDMI wires that are rated for "IN WALL USE" not only if you plan on installing the T.V. on a wall and hence running/hiding the cables in the wall, but also if you're gonna just put the T.V. on a stand because these cables and wires are more insulated and thus will delivery to your T.V. more of the signal that they are supposed to do.

This Samsung Smart TV, 43" UHD TV, NU7100 series, is a typical flat-screen smart Ultra HDTV. I tried a new brand first that was over $100 cheaper, but the picture quality was poor. So I returned it for a tried and true Samsung. Everything about this TV is typical Samsung quality (I also have a 10-year old Samsung smart TV), EXCEPT for the viewing angle, which is really quite disappointing. Get more than 45 deg to the side and the colors and contrast fade considerably. I've tried different settings and nothing makes it better. My 5 year old Visio AND my 10 year old Samsung have much wider viewing angles without substantial fade. This must be why Samsung failed to include any mention of viewing angle in their specs (at least I couldn't find any mention). If there is any fix to improve this, I haven't found it. I should have taken time to read the reviews, because this is a common complaint from owners of this model. Other features are common among new TV sets. I would look for a different brand and check the viewing angle specs and reviews before purchasing any new TV. Shame on me for assuming Samsung quality of the past.

From my understanding the HDMI cables themselves are industry rated as either; standard, standard + Ethernet, high speed, and high speed + Ethernet. The actual HDMI specs only refer to the ports on the actual A/V device itself, this would include examples such as HDMI 1.3, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 etc. ex) HDMI 1.4 ported devices included 4K signals @24fps, 3D, 10.2gps of bandwidth and HDR at an 8bit color depth, etc. ex) HDMI 2.0 ported devices included 4K signals @ 60fps, up to 18gbp of bandwidth and HDR at 10 and 12 bits color depth for deeper richer colors, better cec control for more devices using only one tv remote, etc. That being said I probably did waste my money on these wires and could have probably used any recently up to date HDMI high speed cable with a decent build quality that's designed to pass atleast 18gps bandwidth to receive the same results. Either way after purchasing a $3000.00 oled tv, I figured a $40 HDMI cable with excellent build quality from a reliable company was worth the purchase!

I purchased a high end 55" inch tv. and wanted better than average connections for both the tv. to cable and tv. to sound bar. I initially bought the Rocketfish HDMI cable with HDR to improve overall picture quality. It is excellent and a good choice without overpaying. My sound bar came a few days later. It is made by Denon, so I knew it should deliver both good sound and quality build. The package included a factory HDMI cable, but the cable was not what I expected. So, back to Best Buy for an upgrade. I chose another Rocketfish HDMI/HDR cable, installed it and what an incredible difference in sound quality! To be honest, I had considered returning the sound bar because of sound quality. Now, I am extremely happy that I kept the Denon. What a difference these connector cables can make! You cannot go wrong with this choice!

Tried two of these cables with two systems... an XBox 360 (capable of HD 1080p) and a PC equipped with a Geforce GTX960 graphics card (capable of of up to at least 4K UHD 3180x2160p 60hz chroma 4:4:4 for displaying Windows desktop/applications and games) on a new Samsung UN50JU6500 4K UHD 3180x2160p 60hz chroma 4:4:4 big screen 50 inch TV. Worked fine at HD 1080p. Unreliable at 4K UHD 3180x2160p 60hz chroma 4:4:4. This is, admittedly, "bleeding edge" "early adopter" territory. Specifically, seemed to have problems with the "HDMI handshake" that apparently must occur whenever power is turned on, cable is reconnected, source is restarted, etc. Usually took repeated attempts to get it to work... after which, the onscreen results looked fine. By contrast, a relatively generic cable, at a third the price, from "the biggest river in the world", branded as same, works absolutely fine, first time, every time. Bought the TV from Best Buy and am happy I did. Competitively priced and avoided worries about shipping. Am keeping it. The cables... not so much. Am taking them back.

I bought this cable because I found my existing HDMI cable was giving me a very dark picture with HDR signals even though it is rated as a high speed, premium cable. I tried using this cable and the picture was just as dark. So what turned out to be the issue was the brightness settings on my TV. The TV automatically turns brightness and contrast up all the way when it detects a HDR signal. I kept turning the settings back down. So the problem wasn't caused by the TV or the cable. It was me. This cable works for its intended purpose and isn't crazy expensive like Audioquest products. Don't bother with those people. You can find cables that work just as well at a fraction of the price.