Reddit reviews SecurOMax HDMI Cable (4K 60Hz, HDCP 2.2, HDR, 18Gbps) with Braided Cord, 6 Feet

Hey all, I made a post last week wherein I said I would elaborate on my gaming setup, so here it is. Disclaimer: This is by far not the most practical or pretty setup, but it works for us and we improve on it when we can.


This TV is normally mounted to the wall of my friend’s bedroom. Luckily the mount allows for the TV to be unhooked fairly easily, and we place it on the dining room table on top of a towel so that it won’t scratch the table. We also wedge some books under it to keep it balanced. The TV is connected to the Laptop with an HDMI cable and a USB-C adapter


The TV is set up as an additional display orientated vertically towards the DM. We drag the window of the photoshop file on that display and keep the workstation part on the first screen, so the DM can can keep info about the map hidden. Last session our DM had traps hidden on a different layer, so when we sprung them he would unhide them and reveal a pit trap or a plume of fire. We also keep a layer of black with a layer mask on areas of the dungeon we haven't explored yet, that way the DM can erase away and reveal those sections to us. Sometimes he will keep the opacity on 50% to mimic dim light or use grey for a thick fog.


We also place a sheet of clear plastic to cover the TV to protect it from our miniatures. The DM screen holds index cards with characters’ names and AC on them which we use for initiative.


If you have a question then just reply to this comment. I will try to answer as many as I can.

[HDMI 2.0 4K ready cables] (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) might help

Given the relatively low expense, yeah it'd be worth trying a higher quality cable. HDMI 2.0 isn't hard to find, here you go. :-)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had the similar issue. I bought a new HDMI 2.0 cable and that fixed the issue. Try a different HDMI. I’m currently using this one from amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_..CVDbNH3JDE8

You need the proper cable... HDMI 2.0, but you need at least a version 1.4 cable to support 4k. 2.0 for 4k with HDR

Sorry HDCP 2.2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use these cables from Amazon, which work great between my Sony AVR, AppleTV 4K and Vizio M55-E0. I have no issues displaying HDR10 and Dolby Vision at 60hz, with Chroma Color set to 4:2:2.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The cables i'm using are these.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

while they don't specifically say it, i made the assumption they were.

I had actually bought some Blue Jeans Hdmi cables. swapped all of the over, and my picture was noticeably reduced.

Do the ones i posted a link to throw up a red flag?

I bought this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Why? I don't know. I figured I might buy a 4K TV, and maybe a Scorpio, at some point so I should have a cable ready. When I bought it the price was $11.

I doubt anyone but the most lazy/uninformed people actually buy Monster brand cables when they buy a TV. Best Buy employees probably talk them into it and they don't bother to check for better prices.

Could be, but I'm thinking it's something faulty with your Xbox's Netflix app, as opposed to the app as a whole. Like I said, I use it all the time without issue.

Not that you've asked, but this is the HDMI cord I switched to in case you want to test that. For me, it was test a new $12 HDMI cable, or unmount my 65" TV and send it back.

I did not use the supplied cable. I used one that is probably older than 4k.

I picked up this one from Amazon. Will update Monday when the cable gets installed.

Just get an HDMI 2.0 cable. I've found there really isn't much difference between the "high quality"and regular HDMI cables. Many different tests shows there's no real difference.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1524498826&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hdmi+2.0+cable

Something like this will solve your problem

I've used both of these without issues:

https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6ft-Connectors-PlayStation/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1526569361&sr=8-7&keywords=hdmi+4k+cable&dpID=51DjmSvcvNL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-Resolution-Bandwidth-Compliant/dp/B00SI1JA0Y/ref=sr_1_44?ie=UTF8&qid=1526569408&sr=8-44&keywords=hdmi+4k+cable

There are probably others. Just make certain it's rated for 4k60

I use all 4k monitors now and made sure to keep HDMI cable lengths to exactly the minimum needed. These cables work great https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6ft-Connectors-PlayStation/dp/B00NQ9OQU2 so make sure you are using ones rated 4k60 HDMI 2.x older cables or splitters can cause issues.

https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6ft-Connectors-PlayStation/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=pd_lpo_23_tr_t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F38JVXAFCFKDJRQZ89BK

HDMI 2.0 cables most certainly are real. I own this cable. It's really solid.

>You need an hdmi 2.0 cable, which is $100, and Atomos is one of the few that makes them


Then why does HDMI.org state you don't need new cables above the existing High Speed Cat 2 cables? Why wouldn't this work?

You could be using an HDMI cable that doesnt fully utilize 1.4a

get this

https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6ft-Connectors-PlayStation/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1482191984&sr=1-3&keywords=hdmi+2+0+cable

These are what I am using:

HDMI Cable 6ft - HDMI 2.0 (4K) Ready - 28AWG Braided Cord - High Speed 18Gbps - Gold Plated Connectors - Ethernet, Audio Return - Video 4K 2160p, HD 1080p, 3D - Xbox PlayStation PS3 PS4 PC Apple TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_O7UCzbT1JWXPW

Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a go tonight after work.

I'm currently using this HDMI cable for the main 4k display

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For the side 1440p monitor I'm just using a generic DP cable. Sounds like the HDMI might be an issue?

I have an LG 4k TV and had intermittent black screens. Unplugging the HDMI and plugging it back in was a temp fix. Ended up buying a certified 2.0 cable from Amazon and haven't had the issue since.

Only $12.

HDMI Cable 6ft - HDMI 2.0 (4K @ 60Hz) Ready - 28AWG Braided Cord - High Speed 18Gbps - Gold Plated Connectors - Ethernet, Audio Return - Video 4K 2160p HD 1080p 3D - Xbox PlayStation PS3 PS4 PC TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uh4WBb612K2SD

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014I8SX4Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought 5 of these when the Pro arrived for me. Only 3 of them worked, where as 2 others produced the black screen blink you may have seen others complain about.

I've seen a few say these work too https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NQ9OQU2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uh4WBb612K2SD

But I always say, buy a few if you can, test, and return the ones that aren't up to par. Unfortunately, while they say they can do what they should, they are mass produced and not every cable is tested or even tested to work up to the full 18gbps speed 100% of the time. Thus, test a few and go with the best one.

I've had nothing but trouble with the Amazon Basic HDMI cables.

It seems after a few months, they always start giving me the purple screen Unauthorized Content message. I started replacing the failed ones with this.

I actually replaced one today. Got the purple screen of death and I grabbed a replacement cable and it came up perfectly, I didn't even pause the movie I was watching.

My receiver supports it alright, just double checked. Yeah I have this going from the Shield to the receiver.

I have this one going from the receiver to the TV.

I was giving it a few days to see if the problem returned, but getting a new HDMI cable fixed my problem. The cable I was using before was the same one I'm using for my PS4 and that has no issues, but I guess it's just one of those things.

In case anyone is ever Googling this problem in the future (like I was), the cable that helped me is this one.

My understanding is that there are better 4K HDMI cables out there that improve the set up. I could be totally wrong, but that’s how it was explained to me when I got mine.

Here’s the one that I got

Any way, could be totally wrong but might be worth looking into!

I have tried a couple. I have a few HDMI cables and one displayport to HDMI. This is the HDMI cable I'm currently using: https://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6ft-Connectors-PlayStation/dp/B00NQ9OQU2

It's the hdmi cable. I promise you.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ9OQU2

Get this.

That's completely not true, the cable you linked will only do 24hz via 4k - so it'll be fine for media, but for gaming you want the highest refresh rate possible. Yes OP, you will need HDMI 2.0.

That said, it's also important to note what you will be gaming on, as the PS4 and Xbox One will only go up to 60FPS, even with their new upgraded models like the PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio (which if you're playing at 4k, actually go down to 30fps), so you won't be getting anything close to 120Hz unless you are gaming on PC, and even then, 4k@120 Hz is a lot of pixels to push, we're talking dual GPUs at this point. And if you did want to do that, it may not even be ideal because of the input lag caused by a TV.

TL;DR: get hdmi 2.0, they're cheap as well. But it probably won't matter for gaming as input lag is going to be a more influential factor.