Monster Appointed Official Licensed Audio & Video Cables Provider for Xbox 360
October 6th, 2005
Monster Game, a division of Monster Cable Products, and MS Corp. have announced an exclusive North American licensing agreement that makes Monster the official licensed audio and video cables provider for MSs Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. The cables will be available when the system launches this fall.
Monster and MS are a powerful combination that will benefit the retailer and the customer, commented Noel Lee, The Head Monster. This complete line of new cables will offer the retailer an opportunity for attachment sales with Xbox 360
and we all know how important attachment sales are to the retailers bottom line. The benefit to the customer is the best possible performance for their systems.
Monster prides itself on insuring that all of the immense technologies incorporated into this incredible gaming system is heard and seen the way MS intended by providing the worlds finest cables and accessories designed specifically to the new Xbox 360 standards, Lee continued. Monster will have this line of cables ready and in the stores for the launch of this exciting new gaming system.
We are pleased to have Monster as our partner, added Marc Whitten, Director, Xbox Peripherals. Monsters reputation for value-added quality and enhancing the customer experience is a fantastic match for our Xbox 360. There are many necessary components needed in order to provide the ultimate gaming experience, and Monsters exclusive high performance cables are an important member of that list.
Monster Games exclusive THX Certified Xbox 360 products will include Component Video + Stereo Audio (A/V), HD-capable Component Video (supports 720p/1080i output of signal Xbox 360), separates Y / Cb / Cr video signals for HD-capable performance, integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio output jack (with optional 2.5mm jack to Toslink adapter), and Stereo Audio (L/R) pair (US$59.95); Component Video (no audio), HD-capable component video (supports 720p/1080i output of Xbox 360), separates Y / Cb / Cr video signals for HD-capable performance, integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio output jack (with optional 2.5mm jack to Toslink adapter) (US$49.95); S-Video + Stereo Audio (A/V), 5-pin barrel type S-Video Connection, separates chrominance (colour) and luminance (brightness) signals for better picture vs. composite, integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio output jack (with optional 2.5mm jack to Toslink adapter), stereo audio (L/R) pair (US$39.95); Composite Video + Stereo Audio (A/V), Composite Video connection, integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio output jack (with optional 2.5mm jack to Toslink adapter), Stereo Audio (L/R) pair (US$34.95); VGA Video (no audio), 15-PIN connector, mainly for video connection to projectors, computer monitors and high-end flatscreen TVs w/VGA input, HD-capable video (supports 720p/1080i output of Xbox 360), integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio output jack (with optional 2.5mm jack to Toslink adapter) (US$59.95); and Fiber Optical Digital Audio (no video), standard fiber optic/Toslink, includes mini-Toslink adaptor (for connection into digital audio output jack found on all MonsterXbox 360 AV connectors), enables Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound when connected to AV receiver/processor (US$29.95).
Source: MarketNews.ca