3) If you are interested in getting HDMI, I will tell you something that will save you much money!!! There is no difference between a generic $6 HDMI cable from monoprice to the one for $100 specifically by Monster to the $150+ Monster cables in the Television section of your local electronics store. Many would say, but the Monster provides better shielding. This is true if we are talking about an analog signal such as AV and possibly component, but all that is going through your HDMI is a bunch of 1's and 0's. Shielding a digital signal is not as vital as an analog signal. I almost bit on the $100 set but 5 minutes on google getting scientific explanations from sources more credible that myself or the sales associate at Best Buy was more than enough to support what I say. Don't believe me, do 5 minutes searching the internet. I just got the $6 set from Monoprice and my Blu-Ray and the NBA game on the demo that you can download and play at 1080p is a night and day difference between HDMI and component. IMPORTANT: Whatever you choose to go with, ANY HDMI CABLE WILL WORK. YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY ONE SPECIFICALLY WITH A PS3 COMPATIBLE STICKER ON IT.