After buying different noname cables 1.5 m to 2 m, the image contained a lot of noise (ghosting, blurring, ...). Following the purchase of this shielded cable 3 m (!) With gold welds, the image quality remains pure. Do not invest in cables to 4 euros ca no use if you want to get the best picture quality. The VGA-DVI cable avoids the added use of an adapter on your graphics card)