Many unauthorized dealers and internet websites, including eBay sell counterfeit and fake Monster products. These counterfeit cables and headphones do not meet the Monster standards and may easily break causing damage to your equipment. For example, many of the counterfeit Monster HDMI cables will not carry a 1080p signal properly. You may pay less, but you will not get the performance you expect.
Counterfeit Monster products are not held to the same exacting safety standards held by Monster, and may be unsafe and present a danger to you and your family. Counterfeit Monster products may contain harmful amounts of lead, cadmium and other harmful substances. Additionally, Counterfeit Monster products may not be fire-rated for in-wall use and may not meet the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) standards.
Can you identify if this is an authentic or counterfeit Monster M1000HD HDMI cable from an internet photo?
If not, buy your authentic Monster products from authorized Monster retailers.
The Monster M2000HD HDMI is a common counterfeit on China websites. This China website offers the M2000HD HDMI cable for just $13.82.
"If it's too good to be true, it's probably fake."
It would be impossible to detect that the counterfeit Monster HDMI did not have any shielding unless you cut away the casing and destroyed the connector.
Monster cable cross section comparison shows insufficient wiring inside of counterfeit cable (red arrow).
Genuine cable (indicated by the green arrow) meets all international fire safety standards.
While the packaging of your Monster cable may look authentic, in this case it is a counterfeit.
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