Monster Cable I203 AVP-1M A/V POD 203 (High Performance All-in-One Audio/RCA-Video Cable 1 m. set (3.28 ft.)

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Summary: Just buy regular Moster Cables - POD design hard to use
Review: I love Monster Cables, but these POD design cables are a pain. The angled design of the connectors (see the picture) actually increased the strain between them; that strain makes them difficult to install and tends to cause them to work themselves loose occasionally. The interlocking design of the POD is a good idea for keeping your cabling neat; however, the cable strain makes that feature difficult to use as well. You really have to spend a long time playing with these cables to get them to stay put.

Do yourself a favor by purchasing the regular, straight Monster A/V cables.

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Summary: A note about the physical construction
Review: There are two reasons to buy this cable - high quality and convenience. Monster cables are extraordinary. I'm usually incapable of telling the difference between minor variations in sound and video quality, but after replacing cheap component cables with this, the picture seemed so much better.

This design for the cable (where all conductors pass through the same sheath, instead of glued-together parallel wires) makes cable organization very easy. When you've got a home-theater system, there are so many players that need their own cables; the compactness of the cable helps keep the clutter down.

Rating:
Summary: excellent product
Review: There are two reasons to buy this cable - high quality and convenience. Monster cables are extraordinary. I'm usually incapable of telling the difference between minor variations in sound and video quality, but after replacing cheap component cables with this, the picture seemed so much better.

This design for the cable (where all conductors pass through the same sheath, instead of glued-together parallel wires) makes cable organization very easy. When you've got a home-theater system, there are so many players that need their own cables; the compactness of the cable helps keep the clutter down.

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Summary: A note about the physical construction
Review: You can see it on the photo, but I want to reiterate that the pods use staggered cable ends. These are designed for situations where the cable turns as it leaves the connection.

That is a nice feature when that happens (typically, where your cables turn either up or down at the connection, and the connections are in a vertical row).

However, there are some situations where this is a problem. For example, the 3 connectors are not in a row. Or you are making the turn in such a way that the colors do not match.

This design would be improved by interchangeable colors where the shortest radius turn matches your component scheme. One other improvement (in case you're reading, Monster) would be to imprint the cable number on the pod to make it easier to reorder. (Fortunately, Amazon lets you easily view all of your past product orders.)

Other than that, typically good Monster Cable fit and finish.