Price Paid:  $70.00 from Tweeter

Summary:

Dear

Reader

M 1000v is another super product from Monster Cable. Mr.Lee has done it again. This product is a great improvement over copper offerings in this space, and at $70.00 a pair, they are a true value.

My Sony WEGA KV32FS12 works well with M 1000v, and also with their M 350i audio cables.

In a nutshell, a great value from Monster Cable in this space.

Strengths:
Great improvement over copper cables.

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
Various copper types.

Summary:
My Canon camcorder battery recharger (1.5m away from DVD player) can interfer video very badly!

Strengths:
sharp and clear video

Weaknesses:
very bad shield of magnetic field.

Similar Products Used:
monster video 3

Summary:
Overall a great product. Have had no probles with any of my monster cable wires. Just recentally switched from regular monster cables to the M series. Huge improvement. The picture is shape and crisp. The build quility is great, just watch out with the connectors. If you pull to hard you may damage your unit.

Strengths:
Great color seperation, Protection, warrentee

Similar Products Used:
Video2, video3, tara labs

Summary:
The M1000V Silver Video S-VHS Cable certainly improved the picture resolution between my Philips 840 DVD player and my Thomson 46-inch projection TV (100 Hz). I used a cheap RCA cable before that and the picture was grainy and harsh. With the monster resolution improved immediately. Picture noise was 95% eradicated. ( I had wanted to change my RF cable as the next alternative if the picture noise was still there, but the improvement in image from the Monster S-VHS meant I didn't have to bother)What a relief! At this point, the money spent was just worth it.
However, I tried hooking up the TV and DVD player with a cheaper Japanese brand (Taiyo) S-VHS cable that cost one third the price of the M1000V S-VHS Cable. What's surprising was that the picture resolution was almost equal.
On the Taiyo (bought it from a cheap neighbourhood video store), colours were warmer and more vivid than the M1000V, however the latter offered finer resolution and a sharper image, although there was some loss of colour detail. I'd rank both equally.
Makes you think. Do you pay premium for a Monster or get something less expensive. I think the best you could do, if possible, is to compare a few S-video cables. Try the Monster S-VHS on your TV before buying. Be absolutely certain.
I am going to test out a Straightwire S-Video next. See if it beats the Monster and Taiyo.

Summary:
Well I am not sure how much the cable costs exactly because it was a Christmas gift but I am told that it was around $70. Well let me tell you that I have all monster video cable on my system and I couldn't be more pleased with it. Actually I have around $300 dollars worth of cable including speaker wire. Well the setup of my system is not important except from my DVD player to my TV. I have a S-Video cable that runs from my DVD directly to my TV and a composite video cable that runs from my DVD to my receiver and from the monitor out to my TV. Well I have to say that the difference is huge. I have to take into account that there will be some break up of my composite video because it is running into my TV but not enough to make a difference like I have seen.
When I was watching Dances with Wolves on DVD the other day I was super impressed with the THX certified sound and picture. Well the movie was finally over and the credits were rolling and I switched the TV from the S-video input to the input coming from my receiver. WOW the difference was amazing. I almost couldn't read the credits any more(a slight exageration). The dot crawl was terrible. Might I remind you that I have all heavy guage monster cable and the breakup was that bad. Well I can't swear by the monster cable with out giving others a fair shot but I must swear by the S-Video cable. It is a must for anyone that is a fan of quality HIFI equipment and don't be afraid to pay the extra money. They say that 10% of your systems cost should be on cables!!!