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LTT got a TotalPhase cable tester and ran tests on a whole bunch of video cables. Lots of cables from major suppliers like Monoprice failed their tests. Here’s

LTT got a TotalPhase cable tester and ran tests on a whole bunch of video cables. Lots of cables from major suppliers like Monoprice failed their tests. Here’s the video for DisplayPort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn2vdQZhs0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn2vdQZhs0w

altairprime 4y ago
Thanks for this link. The results spreadsheet has “UHBR10 passed” in the Notes column for those that did: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1maB_K91AwicWl-I7aBgOn2FrJPqsVuGHTw3LWLesO1r9bgDN8o7O3ynXk0WFO7y5iE0-8xJ1TR1p/pubhtml?lsrp=1# https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1maB_K91Aw...
- vxNsr 4y ago
  This is why I’m curious to see how LTT will be able to properly monetize their new review unit, for most ppl it’s not interesting to see HOW the widgets were reviewed, they just want to see the results. If the results exist in any form other than the video most people who don’t have time for a video will just skip to going to the webpage that contains the results. And in the case of a gdocs page there’s no ad revenue to monetize those people… so this kinda creates a situation that calls for either gatekeeping like consumer reports or forcing everyone to watch a video and not creating these nice lists which is semi anti-consumer.
  - Operyl 4y ago
    They've already stated it's going to have a pretty robust website with good search engine to filter through their test results and blog posts. Then they'll take certain tests and make videos on top of that for the main channel, otherwise they'll be pretty independent business units.
    - vxNsr 4y ago
      Got it, so it’ll be very different. Monetization will likely be affiliate links and ads, though I wonder if they’ll give float plane subscribers an ad free experience. Also curious if they’ll be able to keep the firewall between marketing and review that it appears wirecutter has failed to do.
      - Operyl 4y ago
        That's been his stance, a lot of the information and planning for the "Lab" have been exposed via their live Friday shows (WAN Show). They just got their power supply testing stuff, too. Linus seems to be really hedging on doing this right, and I'm cautiously optimistic.
        nopenopenopeno 4y ago
        Regardless, bless that man.
        cainxinth 4y ago
        He gets some flack because his style looks like common, over the top, yt clickbait. But despite the occasional antics there’s a lot of substance behind his content. Other yt celebs are buying Lamborghinis and paying for stupid stunts. Linus just bought a $100k PSU tester.
        athammer 4y ago
        No way he’d be as successful and be able to do things like this without it sadly. He definitely plays into it as well which I find funny. The community at first was a hit harsh on him for it but they know that’s how they’re able to afford everything. Those thumbnails and clickbait titles definitely work.
        vxNsr 4y ago
        I’m just worried “doing this right” for us means a poor return on investment for him which means it won’t survive very long.
- mastax 4y ago
  Surprised that all the Amazon top 10 cables passed UHBR10.
  - jmole 4y ago
    I think amazon does a lot of steering/ranking in their product search results based on things like return rates and reviews, so it's not too surprising that products that work well become popular.
    - dehrmann 4y ago
      This is simultaneously surprising and not surprising.

altairprime 4y ago

Thanks for this link. The results spreadsheet has “UHBR10 passed” in the Notes column for those that did: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1maB_K91AwicWl-I7aBgOn2FrJPqsVuGHTw3LWLesO1r9bgDN8o7O3ynXk0WFO7y5iE0-8xJ1TR1p/pubhtml?lsrp=1# https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1maB_K91Aw...

vxNsr 4y ago
This is why I’m curious to see how LTT will be able to properly monetize their new review unit, for most ppl it’s not interesting to see HOW the widgets were reviewed, they just want to see the results. If the results exist in any form other than the video most people who don’t have time for a video will just skip to going to the webpage that contains the results. And in the case of a gdocs page there’s no ad revenue to monetize those people… so this kinda creates a situation that calls for either gatekeeping like consumer reports or forcing everyone to watch a video and not creating these nice lists which is semi anti-consumer.
- Operyl 4y ago
  They've already stated it's going to have a pretty robust website with good search engine to filter through their test results and blog posts. Then they'll take certain tests and make videos on top of that for the main channel, otherwise they'll be pretty independent business units.
  - vxNsr 4y ago
    Got it, so it’ll be very different. Monetization will likely be affiliate links and ads, though I wonder if they’ll give float plane subscribers an ad free experience. Also curious if they’ll be able to keep the firewall between marketing and review that it appears wirecutter has failed to do.
    - Operyl 4y ago
      That's been his stance, a lot of the information and planning for the "Lab" have been exposed via their live Friday shows (WAN Show). They just got their power supply testing stuff, too. Linus seems to be really hedging on doing this right, and I'm cautiously optimistic.
      - nopenopenopeno 4y ago
        Regardless, bless that man.
        cainxinth 4y ago
        He gets some flack because his style looks like common, over the top, yt clickbait. But despite the occasional antics there’s a lot of substance behind his content. Other yt celebs are buying Lamborghinis and paying for stupid stunts. Linus just bought a $100k PSU tester.
        athammer 4y ago
        No way he’d be as successful and be able to do things like this without it sadly. He definitely plays into it as well which I find funny. The community at first was a hit harsh on him for it but they know that’s how they’re able to afford everything. Those thumbnails and clickbait titles definitely work.
      - vxNsr 4y ago
        I’m just worried “doing this right” for us means a poor return on investment for him which means it won’t survive very long.
mastax 4y ago
Surprised that all the Amazon top 10 cables passed UHBR10.
- jmole 4y ago
  I think amazon does a lot of steering/ranking in their product search results based on things like return rates and reviews, so it's not too surprising that products that work well become popular.
  - dehrmann 4y ago
    This is simultaneously surprising and not surprising.