I see that everyone recommends monoprice and bluejeancables for price and quality, but I have run across tendon (tendonusa.com/shop/home.php) and am wondering if their cables are any good and if I should just order from monoprice and call it a day. Secondly, using the 28ga HDMI cables, can I make sharper bends when the cable leaves my TV? Bottom line is it pretty flexible? Will the 24ga cable work if having to bend it coming out of the bottom of my Vizio? The Vizio is still on the stand, soon to be on the wall. Thanks in advance for all the answers that you guys have for me.

yes, generally speaking 28awg will be more flexible than 24awg...

you can also use a port saver (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024010&p_id=2891&seq=1&format=2) if you need increased flexibility near your components when using less flexible cable...

CCOTENJ,
I received a Toshiba HD-A3 player for Xmas. Should I buy an HDMI cable to connect to a Samsung 56" DLP TV. The Samsung has the HDMI port as well as the "RCA Jacks". I have already connected using the red-white-yellow cables and it plays just fine. My questions are:
- Will an HDMI cable make a significant diference in Picture or sound quality?
- I would only need a 4-5 foot cable, what brand do you recommend?
- I looked at cables at Best Buy and they had Monster 1000, 800, 600 & 400... What is the diference and is my TV or the A-3 capable of the higher "speeds" of the more expensive cables? i.e. is it a waste of money to buy a very expensive cable versus an inexpensive (slow) cable?
Thanks for your help...Mark

CCOTENJ,
I received a Toshiba HD-A3 player for Xmas. Should I buy an HDMI cable to connect to a Samsung 56" DLP TV. The Samsung has the HDMI port as well as the "RCA Jacks". I have already connected using the red-white-yellow cables and it plays just fine. My questions are:
- Will an HDMI cable make a significant diference in Picture or sound quality?
- I would only need a 4-5 foot cable, what brand do you recommend?
- I looked at cables at Best Buy and they had Monster 1000, 800, 600 & 400... What is the diference and is my TV or the A-3 capable of the higher "speeds" of the more expensive cables? i.e. is it a waste of money to buy a very expensive cable versus an inexpensive (slow) cable?
Thanks for your help...Mark

yes, it would make a significant difference in quality to hook it up with hdmi (or even component) rather than composite... hdmi will carry the "whole" signal (video and audio) so you'll only have 1 cable, and it will allow the a3 to upscale your sddvd's... component will deliver the hddvd signal just fine, but will not allow upscaling, and you will still the the red/white cables for audio...

i would use the 28awg monoprice cable or a 28awg bluejeans cable...

it is a waste of money to buy any monster cable... at 4-5 feet, any cable will pass any signal you will throw at it...

good luck...