RUIPRO 8K Fiber Optic HDMI 2.1 Cable, 48Gbps, 8K60, 4K120, HDR, eARC, 3FT

To begin, if you are looking for an HDMI cable for runs of greater than 15-20 feet, don't want to do HDMI over ethernet, and want a great picture on your HDTV, then look no further than the RUIPRO 8K active hybrid fiber optic HDMI cable. After inadvertently damaging my older 25 foot copper HDMI cables that I thought was giving me a great picture on my 75 inch Samsung Q80TA, I researched new cables and decided on the 10 meter RUIPRO 4K/60 Hz (You read right; the 4K cable). The quality of the materials was first class. (Don't be swayed by reviewers who think that a thin cable is a cheap poorly made cable!!) When I tried to set up the cable with my DirecTV 4K Genie receiver, I was unable to get support for 1080p and 4K resolutions. I tried the usual suggestions such as unplugging the cables and the TV and restarting everything. That did not solve the issue. I contacted RUIPRO and they sent me another cable. Same results. I contacted DirecTV and Samsung without any help. They seemed totally clueless about these types of cables! No one, not even RUIPRO, suggested that I try a USB power inserter. So I tried the cable with my OPPO BDP-205 UHD disc player and it would not play 4K discs. I made some changes in the OPPO's video menu with resolutions and that solved the issue there. (I did eventually use a USB power inserter with the 4K cable going from my UHD player to the TV with a visible modest improvement in picture quality to my eyes.) I made the decision to go whole hog and buy the RUIPRO 10 meter 8K active hybrid fiber optic HDMI cable. Same excellent construction although the 8K cable was a little thicker than the 4K version. Same problem with resolutions. But then I used the included USB power inserter and everything changed. Now I had all 4 resolutions with the Genie, including1080p and 4K. And I was looking at the most incredibly clear lifelike picture with never before seen nuances of color and shading, especially with flesh tones. I was smitten. Now it is likely that I probably would have had the same experience with the 4K cable had someone recommended the USB power inserter (or if I had just considered buying it myself). I didn't care. I was using the 4k/60 Hz cable with my UHD disc player and now my satellite TV video performance had just gone up off the charts. I have not experienced a single video or audio dropout but it has been only about one month since I installed my cables. Now, this is young technology. I have read reviews where the performance seems to become erratic with time or that the cable just stops working altogether. There are active electronics involved and things can fail with time and need to be replaced. But my version of the RUIPRO 8K cable is a Gen 3 so maybe that portends success and reliability with time. But I am a very happy viewer for now and would recommend the RUIPRO brand without question. Their support is very good and attentive although I fail to see how they did not recommend the use of the USB power inserter right at the beginning of my query. Both active hybrid fiber optic HMDI cables and HDMI over ethernet are pricey ( I spent $175 for my two RUIPRO cables on Amazon. I would have spent nearly $500 dollars for two HDMI over internet systems for my needs.). But if it fits your needs, I would recommend that you try the fiber optic cables. Bear in mind that you need a very good source for your video signal. There is only so much that a good TV and an excellent cable can do with a mediocre source. I have had a very good experience with satellite for 23 years. I wish I could have had a long HDMI cable of such excellence back then!!

This has been an amazing cable, after 3 years it finally died on me and I wrote customer support. They replied within a day and due to the issue with the cable they offered a replacement. Great customer service.

Installed this cable in my wall to go from RTX 3090 -> Sony Z9J for gaming (120hz HDR w/ VRR). INSTALL: I had the cable professionally installed, but the install cost me a lot more money than I anticipated due to the size of the HDMI connector. I was hoping looking at the pictures that the HDMI connector was small enough to fit through the holes drilled by my local ISP for ethernet, but no dice. I would love to see a fiber option from RUIPRO that has slim fiber cables and detachable HDMI ends. This would make it so much easier and cheaper to run the cable long distances, and we could leverage existing runs or small conduit to run the cable instead of extensive drilling and drywall tearing. I made sure to work with the installers to ensure the source/display ends were on the correct side, a friend of mine had one installed backwards and ended up having to pay twice. Performance: At first I had a really difficult time getting 120hz / HDR / VRR or any other 'advanced' display output settings to work. I struggled and struggled, changed HDMI ports, format settings, graphics drivers, etc. I realized my issue was that I used (supposedly) 8k capable keystone jacks and 8k cable 6' cables to connect from the keystones to the source/destination devices. This cable likes to be plugged in *directly*. As soon as I removed the keystones and ran the cable all the way to the source/destination I get flawless 120hz with HDR and VRR working in Windows. I also tested 8K on the 8K port and that is working as well. However, on the Z9J 8K is gimped in some cases so I did not test it extensively. 8K/60p works flawlessly.

No, I didn't bother with warranty, and I won't be trying it out. Two failing so close together makes me believe I'd be digging out the new pair another year down the road. No thanks, I'll go with another brand this time. I got the 33' set, at the end of 2020 when hdmi 2.1 was like the frikkin new frontier. These were the only cables on amazon over 15ft that had *actually been confirmed* to work properly. I only needed one high bandwidth cable -- One for PC, and the other is for the switch so I could've used just about any old $10 cable. But the routing is rather a pain, part of it behind my fireplace and requiring minor construction to access, so-- I thought myself being SUPER PREPARED by getting 2 of the ultra bandwidth cables, so if one ever failed, I could just switch to the other - limiting myself to only one input, but at least ensuring I wouldn't lose capabilities. And just over a year down the road, boom- one of the cables just zonked. No throughput at all, any source, end of sentence. I thought, "damn, me! I'm a genius for preparing for just this dire circumstance!" But alas, my self-congratulatory smug lasted only another month or so before the 2nd one followed suit. To be fair, these did work quite well - Used primarily for 4k/120hz VRR+UHD content (pc), and it did a lovely job. Until it didn't and I had go cable spelunking :( Here's hoping the big well known cable brand (which now has an active 2.1 certified cable available for less than this one) lasts a little longer, but hey - if not, at least Ruipro gave me some practice pulling my fireplace apart, right? :D

So I got this cable back last year as I needed something that wouldn’t run into issues at longer lengths since I needed a 29 ft hdmi cable. Heard great things about Ruipro fiber optic and decided to go with them. Out of the gate, everything worked great but then last week, I had an issue where the screen would go blank and it would revert to the no signal screen on my tv. I reached out to ruipro to explain the situation and I kid you not, they sent me a new one that arrived the very next day even though I was well past the return table on Amazon. I love the cable so I was only wanting it replaced, you don’t find great customer service like that anymore. Super fast connectivity, the length was perfect, I lose nothing in sound either as I connect it directly from my tv to my receiver. All in all, I would 100% buy from them again. They stand by their products and are fantastic help as well.

Update as Promised!! The replacement cable has worked perfectly for years on both my RTX 4090/5090 GPU's - the issues I had with the first cable were clearly just a flawed unit, this has been literally perfect and provides the bandwidth and stability to ensure the cable is not limiting the raw power from my current RTX 5090 GPU - when you spend $3500 on a GPU, why spend $10 on a crappy cable? Just buy something like this! Like many, I use an LG OLED (C2 42") as my PC monitor, using it's full 120Hz refresh rate with HDR and Gsync (Nvidia) active. I've been through several so called 'certified' cables from other sellers, only to be disappointed with spotty connections/screen artifacts - it's very true that the vast majority of the HDMI 2.1 cables being sold will not work for those who seek to use a PC GPU to push a screen image that uses the full feature set offered by the HDMI 2.1 format. I'm sure those playing games at 60hz do not have these problems as they are not using the full bandwidth of the HDMI 2.1 format, and I suspect that's why many much cheaper cables get the great reviews they do. Initially the RUIPRO 8K (10ft - this was the really surprising part as it's usually at much longer cable lengths such issues arise) had no signal, so I used the provided 'USB 5V power adapter' that acts as a bridge between the RUIPRO and the GPU, providing additional power from one of your PC's USB ports. This worked, but then I read another Amazon customer review where it would seem that RUIPRO customer service seemed to indicate that the use of this optional USB 5V adapter was "prohibited" for use with GPU's. The customer quite rightly assumed this meant the adapter may have the potential to cause damage to a PC GPU and asked RUIPRO for full clarification, which was never received. Update: RUIPRO stated that the 5V power adapter will NOT harm my GPU (RTX 4090), mentioning that there's also no need for it as modern GPU's are highly powered (true), and that in their opinion the problem is a faulty cable. I am more inclined to align to this viewpoint now that the cable has begun to deteriorate even further, losing the signal completely, and refusing to show anything, regardless of whether the 5V adapter was used or not. Perhaps this cable was a 'dud' all along and was just going through it's 'death throws'. The reason they say why they go to the trouble of sending replacement cables directly from their factory in China is that they have the cable certified as fully operational by one of their engineers, who takes the time to test it with similar hardware. This seems like a very thorough process, however I am curious as to whether the same thing could likely have been achieved by just sending the defective one back to Amazon and requesting a replacement, since this specific cable option (Gen 3/C) is advertised as being compatible with all recent RTX GPU's. I am very curious to see if the cable currently in transit from China is any different from the defective one in terms of 'Gen' or other changes/updates to their cables, and hope it resolves what has been a trying period. Coming from using only dedicated PC monitors (not TV's) that prefer DisplayPort cables, using HDMI 2.1 has been a rough introduction, but I do feel that I have just been unlucky and that things will be fine when I receive the replacement cable. I am updating my review (plus one star) to reflect RUIPRO's willingness to work with their customers and answer questions. I have read from other customers that they have a track record of solid customer service and will warranty the cable for life if it's a defective cable, and this is a big deal with the market flooded with mostly 'very average' generic cables promising to do a lot of things they end up failing to do. The HDMI 2.1 standard still seems like it's in it's infancy with regard to reliability over the usual 3-6ft distances, something that will hopefully improve over time, because the LG C2 OLED 'Evo' 42" TV is the best computer 'monitor' I have owned, and if it weren't for these issues, I could never imagine going back to my 3440x1440p ultrawide for daily use and gaming purposes. There's just no going back after using 4K OLED, and on the dedicated PC side, prices are still VERY high in comparison. Fingers crossed this new cable resolves, if it does I will update my review again to reflect a 5 star rating.

I was looking for a 50-foot cable run between the Xbox Series X and the TV. I understand that pushing 4K at 120Hz over that distance is a challenge, but while reading comment after comment on AV forums, the name RUIPRO kept being mentioned as being reliable and up to the task. I did see several 50-foot cables of other brands being offered for lower prices but decided not to risk it and decided to go with one of RUIPRO's offerings. Out of the 4 choices for RUIPRO 50-foot cables, two are certified and two are not. The certified cables are a little more expensive, and I thought they might be the safer choice, but was told in a forum that the uncertified ones work fine. I ended up going with the lowest priced RUIPRO 50-foot cable (A-8K Fiber Gen3/C) which is uncertified. Upon receiving it, I was impressed with the packaging. The cable was neatly coiled with 3 Velcro ties in a conductive grid bag, all inside a foam lined box. The ends of the cable came protected in foam sleeves and each had an endcap to keep dust out of the connectors. A 5V USB power adapter is included, but I found I didn't need to use it when connecting either the Xbox Series X or the laptop to the TV. Picture quality is perfect, tests showed the cable supports 4K at 120Hz with both the laptop and the Xbox. I don't have an 8K TV, but I'm guessing it can handle 8K at 60 Hz, as advertised. Important: If you find you're having trouble when first hooking it up, remember the cable is unidirectional. Make sure the SOURCE end goes to your video source, and the DISPLAY end goes to your TV or monitor. All in all, it's a little expensive compared to other brands, but it gets the job done, so it gets my stamp of approval.

little costly but elegant an excelent product

Very good

Utilisé entre un pc Rtx4070 et un LG g3 65p ( câble de 12 mètres dans mon cas ) fonctionne parfaitement . Le seul câble qui m’a permit d’avoir sur une longueur non négligeable et la 4K 120hz HDR. Câble de qualité. Juste faire attention qu’il y a un côté émetteur ( pc ou autre ) et un côté Tv ou écran. Bref, un excellent achat. À voir dans les temps !

Es muy bueno se ve muy claro lo tengo conectado a mi Sony ubp x700 ambos pura calidad 🧐👌

I made this cable upgrade mainly anticipating needing to drive a new upgrade 4K UHD laser projector cleanly at 60Hz or faster. I need to handle all the high bandwidth formats like Atmos, DTS:X, HDR+ and HLG trouble-free. But as a huge immediate benefit it has apparently solved a persistent problem I have been having with my existing 9-year old Optoma UHD60 projector: frequent random video blackouts. I have been driving this older 4K projector at 4K60Hz and for the most part that's been fine as its within spec. But at least 2-3 times per hour the screen would go black and resync annoyingly. That has completely vanished since installing this 8K fiber cable. Hooray! This cable is very flexible and I had no trouble inserting it into a flexible cable management hose I have been using to eliminate cable clutter. It has quite compact HDMI connector shells that plug in confidently. So this has been well worth the expense and time spent installing. I recommend it.

Great cable and works flawlessly with Nvidia rtx3080 and LG CX. 4K 120Hz with VRR. It didn't worked stable however with Denon X2700H but it's more likely due to some incompatible HDMI2.1 issues with Denon/Marantz receivers. Expensive cable but the results are great. A no-brainer for me, buy it.