I've seen a couple of folks call for a PriusChat Home Theater thread, so I thought it good to start one. I do like to understand the technology in systems, videophile-oriented ones included. To start, here is a great little training course on HDMI, takes about a half hour to go through. HDMI is a component interconnect standard you should know about if you are into HT. Cutting to the chase, you are probably wasting $ if you spend more than $5-10 on a 6-foot HDMI cable. http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/installer_training.asp#