We recently purchased a new Samsung 46" 1080p HDTV and wanted to connect it with HDMI cables to be sure of good video and audio signals. We bought Monster Cables @ $129 each and also purcahsed cables from Amazon at $2.15 (at our son's suggestion) so that we could compare the quality the cables provided. As unbelievable as it sounds there was no difference between the cables....the audio and video was just as sharp with the inexpensive cables as it was with the much more expensive Monster Cables. Sometimes most expensive doesn't mean better.