I have a 40" Sony XBR4 1080P tv and a "stoneaged" Sony Bluray player (the BDP-S300) and that is the one I use the monster cable on. I bought it for less than $100 total online. I bought 2 of them. I just use the cheap hdmi cable that came with my tivo HD recorder. Since I only listen to the tv's stereo speakers it is hard to tell if it is that much better. I bought it through a vendor on Amazons website. I think the cable was less than $80 each plus $8.00 shipping. I got the 2 meter one.
My surround system is downstairs on my Mitusbishi 55" tv with just a dvd player that is only a 5.1 system (7 speakers total). I figure I will go to a 7.1 system in the future and buy 2 more surround speakers, but I am in no hurry. All I know is that the picture on the bluray is very good. The tv speakers are adequate for me at this time.
Thanks. I'm using a cheap HDMI cable for Blue Ray but the picture is not as good as what I saw in the store when I bought the TV.
I us an optic cable for sound but am considering trying the Monster Cable to see if that improves the picture quality.
I see on eBay a couple of places you can get two 6' cables for less than $60.00 (in retail package)