HD Question

Don't waste your money on monster.  You just spent 500% more than you need to.  And pick up a PS3 ... you get the games and Blu-Ray ... big misconception that the 360 is cheaper but with all the add-ons to make it close to comparable to the ps3 its actually more expensive.  Next firmware update should hopefully have divx support and then you'll be able to download divx movies/tv shows and just stream them from your computer and watch them on your new TV through your PS3.

Some of it is a neatness/convenience factor. It's nice to run one cable from each component to your receiver & then to your TV, then be able to do all your switching through your receiver. Others believe they get a clearer picture through hdmi than component cables. Personally, I didn't see any difference.

........& I agree with the comment on Monster cables. It is a quality product, but you don't get any better performance from them because they look nice. Definitely not worth the $$.

Lippsman, care to expound on this "difference" a bit? And is it worth the extra money? Currently I'm running it off the cable provided by Comcast and I think it's equivalent to some of their best show room feeds in the store. However I'm always in the market for improvement.

I'm running it on a 42" Panasonic Viera Plasma 1080p direct from the cable source.

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Well what you said tells volumes right there.   The showroom feed that is being split about 50 to 100 ways is the same quality as your one plasma at home.  That's a problem, your feed should look better than the showrooms. 

Almost all sets that I have set up that are say 50" or bigger I've noticed a difference in the quality.  If you already have the cable I wouldn't worry about it.  Sometimes you have to look pretty hard to notice the difference.