[hex65000]

I did HDMI on my 360 and it does look really nice.

I also try to keep my eyes open for good prices on cables. It was a lucky hit for a friend of mine and I when I picked up two $4 Wii component video cables (Nintendo brand) at Toys R Us. I don't know why they charge $25 for a video upgrade now other than that they can.

Also, Monoprice is excellent in the bang for your buck category. I bought a few flat style HDMI cables from them and they work great. They are a little stiff, so I have to be careful when moving things about. At around a buck a foot of cable, I can cope with that. As a side note, they at least used to have a nice price on component video for the PS2 as well. Sure it's a 9 year old machine, at least you can see every pixel with decent clarity.

As for Monster brand cables, I wholeheartedly agree. The only reason to buy them is if you can get them at a deep discount that makes the price comparable to what you'd pay for a nice average cable. That's how I got some nice Monster S-Video cables for my N64 and Gamecube. Digital video does simplify the interface a bit and other than the fact that there is probably some DRM in the format, it's great. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between the video quality of my Wii with that of the 360. Just my opinion -- get HDMI if you can and your TV supports it, else component video is a very reasonable solution that works quite well.

Hex.
[ Okay, this was fun... I guess I should get back to writing my paper again... ]

[JamesD]

I really like HDMI for the one cable, one connector solution. But there is one thing I should warn you about.
I bought a rather nice (i.e. expensive) HDMI cable when I first bought my HDTV. When I was moving the TV around the cable got jerked a little and the shielding pulled right out of the end of the HDMI cable! The cable was built like a tank everywhere but there. There were just two little tabs holding the shielding in and the plastic that holds the wires in place came with it when it pulled out! Total waste of money!