Ok i am a little new to the area of HDTV. i just bought myself a 51" Hitachi F1F510 HD Ready TV. i am having a few issues with it though. I have HD cable through Comcast which looks great and 1080i, but when i hook up my XBOX or my Progressive scan DVD player they cant even compare to the HD. Now i am using the Componet cables that were provided by Comcast which seem ok, they are pretty thick and dont look very cheap. i guess my question is, is it worth the xtra money to go out and purchase monster component cables for my xbox and dvd player or will i still not see a difference in the picture?? i guess i am not sure what to do. any help or advice will be appreciated. i am also thinking about buyign the new Samsung HDMI dvd player as well.
In reverse order. If you "are thinking about buyign the new Samsung HDMI dvd player as well", think again. May as well throw your money down a hole in the ground. Whether Monster Cables will make a visual diffeence depends on your equipment. Make sure you get a right of return with no questions asked.
Monster Cables are fine, but since your question involves 'value', I would have to say Monster Cables are a poor 'value'. That is, they are a VERY high markup item. That's why everyone carries them.
If you don't mind being bent over the counter, for some name recognition, go for it, but basically Monster Cables et al are a ripoff; price-wise....
Can you Xbox/DVD player output a HD signal? If not, then don't bother. If so, then make sure you set it up correctly. Tell the Xbox to output HD, at whatever it does (I have unmodded PAL one, so I don't know). Set the DVD player to use the HDMI and for it to send a HD signal.