[quote name='CoffeeEdge']You're a sucker if you're falling for the Monster Cables scam. Exactly the sort of customer they're looking for.[/QUOTE]
I buy my HDMI cables from Blue Jeans Cable and Monoprice. However, when it comes to analog (component, VGA, etc) Monster cables are better than Microsoft, Psyclone, Mad Catz etc. I would be a sucker if I walked in to Best Buy and put down $85 for Monster cables. There's a lot of great deals on Ebay, I've gotten Monster cables (component and the hook up for optical) for Xbox1($17) and Xbox 360 ($25), they're well worth it compared to M$'s analog cables.
Because this new HDMI cable for the "white 360" involves conversion of analog, I would definitely rather buy Monster than XCM. HDMI, DVI, Optical, and Coax, you can go for the no name brands, but when it comes to analog the cable actually matters and Monster makes the best component console cables I've seen.