A major cost component of cables is copper, so cheap cables have less copper & a thick outer cable jacket to fool the buyer into thinking they are getting something they are not. Compromising can result in cables which don't support high resolutions & results in flagging, image jitter & or Ghosting. The cross-sectional area of Techconnect cable conductors allows sufficient current-carrying capacity to support high resolution signal, & the shielding is evenly wound. Need to shorten a cable or to pull a cable through a small hole or cavity? If you need 5 meter or less & no where to hide the excess cable just unscrew & remove the phoenix connector, cut the cable to length, prepare the wire ends for re-termination to the Phoenix screw connector.