i bought two. one to go from tv to upscaling dvd player, one from tv to dish network. (and as my stereo receiver doesn't have any hdmi, i'm using an optical digital cable from tv to stereo receiver). in a nutshell, it all looks and sounds great. i really don't know why anyone would spend their (presumably) hard-earned money on a more expensive cable.one thing you might want to know-- the two i ordered (at the same time and to the same address) shipped separately. the cables were like 15 cents (15 cents!) apiece, and the shipping was about five bucks apiece. not a bad loss.