i will go for cheap cable
but i will choose the shortest cable available (1M or 2M)
cable only to transmit signal not to enhance or boost
so if the 2 equipments' connectors are soso quality then no point to get an expensive cable

i use 2 HDMI cables
1 is 2M panasonic provided cable (FOC with plasma)
1 is 1.5M carrefour made cable (RM22)

both work fine with my upscaling 1080 DVD and i happy with the PQ

HDMI is more like a PC/computer accessory to me, or i will think it is just a USB cable with alot more pins

however HDMI does have different specifications and i think what in the HDMI market now is either 1.3 or NONE 1.3

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Definiti...media_Interface
it does mention something about Deep Color for 1.3

therefore for people who claim they see the difference between cheap and expensive HDMI cable maybe is due to one of the following:
1) it is true, PQ is different (i dont own expensive cable so i cant say anything)
2) one is 1.3 version cable and the other is not
3) using different HDMI ports to test (each port has its own PQ settings)
4) using different equipments to test

This post has been edited by aerobowl: Dec 7 2008, 01:48 PM