Around here, Comcast charges an extra $10-15 a month for more than a couple HD signals, and $7 for an HD box. It's not worth it to me. But I do use a splitter to plug the box into the TV as well as the cable box to get local broadcast HD channels. I've got the line split again for my cable modem, no problems. Use 1ghz+ splitters. You can find them for cheap if you have a local surplus/junk store.
If you have a box with HDMI, plug that in and forget about it. Use
http://www.monoprice.com/ , they're like the bikesdirect of cables, with even less assembly required.
Originally Posted by
ChrisENC
Why buy a cheap cable that is only rated for 60Hz. You might as well take the TV back and buy a crap 60Hz TV to go with a crap 60Hz cable. Stick with Monster Cable and their lifetime warranty. Yes, they are more expensive, but they are the only cable certified by both THX and ISF. If there was no difference, than why can't every other cable be certified like that?
Monster Cables
are cheap cables. They just have obscene margins. Ask anyone with a Best Buy employee discount, they can get Monster Cables for like 80% off.
If an HDMI cable is certified "category 2", it can carry 1080p video at 60hz over its entire run. If the cable is category 1, it can carry 720p/1080i at 60hz. That's all you need. Get a shielded cable if you're worried about interference.