[bwaldron]

IMO, the biggest advantage of HDMI cables is that they give you a "one cable" solution that carries both video and audio.

I've purchased several cables from monoprice and have been very pleased with their performance. The $125 Monster cables are, IMHO, a waste of $$$.

Agree on both counts.

HDMI is a nice one-cable solution for applications where sound from the TV itself is all that's needed. We have one of our plasmas connected that way. As far as picture quality goes, I really can't tell any difference between component and HDMI on any of our televisions.

Monoprice sells quality cables at great prices.