I assumed that because this product cost $1.02 + $2.95 shipping when I bought it, instead of the $3 to $'11 of other options, it might wear out faster, but that ultimately it would work the same. Unfortunately, I was vastly disappointed.Any monitor used with this cable has a horizontal "smear": all colors appear in lighter horizontal lines to the right. This isn't noticeable in fast-moving images such as movies or video games, but it's irritating for text editing and makes image editing impossible, since you don't know what you're seeing.While I was removing and re-attaching this cable to different monitors and ports, one of the screws on the cable came loose and fell out of the unit. This was just under normal use, with absolutely no unnecessary stress placed on it. A few reattachments later, another screw had fallen out.While not completely useless, I would never recommend this product to anyone who had another option.