Recommending an HDMI cable.

I am going to pick up my first XBox or PS3 (hopefully) sometime in the next few weeks, and since it won't come with one in the box and I really won't have a lot to spend I was wondering if you guys could give me a few suggestions on brands for HDMI cables to connect to my LCD monitor. 
I am not a videophile, but I understand quality comes with a price; I'll need something that'll be within my budget, and still be fairly durable and good quality.

Definitely go for a cheap one.  Monoprice, newegg or so.  Definitely don't pay more than $20, and you can probably get one for about $5.
 
As it's a digital cable, it'll either work or it won't.  The signal won't degrade at all over 6 or 10 feet.  You don't need expensive monster cables or other silly brands at ALL.

Don't spend over $10 for an HDMI cable.  Those high price Monster cables that you find at Best Buy are a complete rip off.  Buy your cables at Monoprice.  Been buying from them for a couple of years now and they're great.

No more than $10 where ever you buy it, anything higher is a ripoff.  There is no quality boost correlation in regards to price. 

I've seen absolutely no difference at work when we use one of the cheap ones compared to the expensive one we have. 

There is actually a difference in HDMI cables when comparing a generic brand to well known brand such as monster, but that difference is only noticeable when you are sending a signal over a dozen feet.  If you not requiring that long of a cable then a cheaper HDMI cable from either Walmart or Home Depot will be fine.  Do not however buy a cable from Best Buy.   They are not the best buy for the price.

There is actually a difference in HDMI cables when comparing a generic brand to well known brand such as monster, but that difference is only noticeable when you are sending a signal over a dozen feet.

I suggest amazon.  Just find the cheapest one at the length you need.  You can also usually get bundles of 2 or 3 even cheaper.  

" @ninjakiller: Cheers.   Any good local retailers (US) that I can wander in and pick on up? I'd prefer that over ordering for something small like a cable. "

Here you go:

CablesToGo is a good place to get cables as well.

it really doesn't matter, stores just try to rip you off by making you think there is a diffence in quality by charging high prices.

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Check them out, cheap prices and shipping is cheap too.  Cant go wrong with them, just get the length you need. 
So just because its a small thing to get, doesn't mean its not worth it to order online.  Its easy and they ship fast.
They even have different colors.

i say buy them online. totoally not worth spending $60 on a HDMI cable. i went to walmart to get zombieland and they were sellling them for $60. i kind of want to know who are the people that are spending $60 on a HDMI.

They're data cables- it's pretty hard to mess up 1's and 0's, so the cheaper the better =)

" There is actually a difference in HDMI cables when comparing a generic brand to well known brand such as monster, but that difference is only noticeable when you are sending a signal over a dozen feet.  If you not requiring that long of a cable then a cheaper HDMI cable from either Walmart or Home Depot will be fine.  Do not however buy a cable from Best Buy.   They are not the best buy for the price. "

" @tbone81889 said:

There is actually a difference in HDMI cables when comparing a generic brand to well known brand such as monster, but that difference is only noticeable when you are sending a signal over a dozen feet.

The signal will degrade, but since HDMI is digital, the image quality will not degrade at all.  If it degrades too far and the signal can not be read by the display/audio device the image/audio will simply fail to display or cut in and out.  HDMI data packets have error correcting data, so artifacts are extremely EXTREMELY unlikely.  edit - actually looking it up it looks like the video component of HDMI alone doesn't have parity bits or error correction, to an extent it will be up to your display device to prevent this.  Still artifacts are much less likely than on analog where the slightest signal degradation does equal quality loss.  Sounds like if you get a lossy HDMI video signal the results will be extremely obvious, it would naturally result in pixels flashing all sorts of random colors (moving a few 1's to 0's or vice versa would often mean complete color changes or brightness changes as opposed to an analog cable where a slight frequency variation might make a pixel 1/8th less red or bright). "

Just a cheap ass one rated to 1.3a standards, all you need.  HDMI is a digital signal and requires no stupid ultra weave BS junk, provided you can get all the required bandwidth our of the thing its fine.  With digital signals there are only 3 types of picture you can get, Full signal, blocky distorted hiccup signal or no signal at all.

Great responses. Thanks to everyone.

YES! Do not be fooled into paying high for one! I got mine on amazon for $2.50 and it works without fail, perfect picture and audio!

If you come into the Best Buy I work at with an Oscar Mike shirt (or other giantbomb related clothing) I'll give you my employee discount.

Heh, at our local supermarket there's a "special" PS3 HDMI cable that's 1 meter long for $60. Then right next to it there's the generic brand for 15$... I feel bad for anyone who got suckered into buying the PS3 branded one.