Surprisingly enough, while Monoprice usually supplies great stuff at even better prices, they seem to have stumbled on this one. So, their flat cables – of which I got two 3 feet and one 6 feet – do not work for me at 1080p or higher resolution. I tried them from my laptop to a HDMI switch and from the switch to the 24" LG monitor (when driven by my PC’s 4870) and it did not work. Neither of 3 feet cables worked. I will try connecting my laptop to my TV to see if that works… Incidentally, my laptop – Sony Vaio Z – does not like my monitor either and does not want to output at 1920×1200. It claims it does but the picture is screwed up. I can’t use newer drivers because of proprietary hybrid graphics switching.
Monoprice Flat HDMI Cables do not Work
April 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Hardware & Software
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1 Steven // May 18, 2009 at 11:59
So? Does the cable work with a direct connection?
2 andrija // May 20, 2009 at 9:22
No, these cables just don’t like 1080p signal. A guy at work said he had seen others complain about it, so…
3 andrija // Oct 31, 2009 at 9:36
My current theory is that they may be able to handle 1080p but that’s the edge of their ability. My monitor is 1920×1200 which needs higher bandwidth. I had problems with some other non-flat cables since I posted this and I found they did work with my TV (which is 1920×1080).
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