23Apr Rocketfish Ultra thin HDMI cables
I’ve been happy with these cables for awhile now, but while I was at the NAB, i met a guy who went on and on about how much better Rocketfish ultra thin hdmi cables are. I found the note I added to my list to look into these and was glancing at prices for Rocketfish cables this morning. They’re roughly double the price of the Mediabridge Flex cables I use right now. I’m wondering if this is a case of over pricing with good branding (monster cables comes to mind) or if Rocketfish really makes an “amazing cable”.
So I thought I’d ask for your opinions. Have any of you used Rocketfish ultra thin hdmi cables? If so are they worth $22 for 5 feet? The Mediabridge Flex cables are about as flexible as a thick usb cable, are these Rocketfish cables any better? Let me know what you think.
April 23rd, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Rocketfish is a Best Buy house brand. Think of it as being the same as Impact from B&H, or Flashpoint from Adorama. I don’t own the thin cable, but I do own one of their HDMI to Micro HDMI cables. It works no better than any cable I’ve purchased from Big Lots.
April 23rd, 2013 at 12:48 pm
That’s kind of what I figured, thanks for the confirmation Matt. Most of the time when people rant about cables it’s because they spent a lot of money on them.
April 23rd, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Check out hyperthin.
I think they are thinner then everything.
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:36 pm
Now those look cool. Ordering some now. Thanks!
April 23rd, 2013 at 11:24 pm
I use hyperthin cables too. They seem to work fine for monitors but I dont know if I can connect an Atomos Ninja.
April 23rd, 2013 at 11:46 pm
Have you checked out the coiled HDMI cables from cinecoil? They also have coiled SDI etc.
April 24th, 2013 at 7:05 am
I’ll take a look at them, thanks.
April 24th, 2013 at 9:16 am
Paying extra for brands like Monster is such a scam. They all do the same thing.
April 27th, 2013 at 10:24 am
Just got a hyperthin cable in the mail today. Love it. Just need to head over to monoprice for a hdmi to mini hdmi adapter to use with my t2i and an external monitor.