LoL the reason I said " ^what" is because I was reading ur profile by accident. I just looked at everything u typed really fast and assumed it was a quote from what I said so I dident read it. Anyway, I defaintly understand about signal conversions because I work alot with computer graphics and such, But I really was hoping for someone who has switched to HDMI to tell me if there was a difference. Although in theory it it should aprove greatly from componet. Also, here is the link to the "cheaper" HDMI cable that im looking at, It has gold plated connectors and looks good so I think im going to order it and save myself 50 dollars. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812105827