It's really kind of hard to describe how much a cable can make a difference. I wanted to buy a HDMI cable for a while and wasn't sure to go for the $10 cables or $200 cables for a long time and chose to take bit of a gamble by buying this one for the following reasons:
* Its a reasonable price considering.
* Looking at it you can see why it might hold this price.
* It would be crazy for Sony to sell a product as intense as the PS3 and then disgrace it with poor quality cables. Cables are also made by Sony.
* I did a bit of research and seen a lot of positive reviews
You will need a HD TV for best results, but you will definitely need a TV with a HDMI connector to use the cable
What do I get? Extremely high cable quality plus a set of extra long cables. The Cable jacket is a flexible cloth like material which makes the cable look like it will last forever. Both ends fit well into my HDMI connections and are meant to be gold plated. Really all I care about is that the picture is wonderfully clear. I know I know as long as you're getting a good quality HDMI cable it doesn't really matter what you get. This is far from an overpriced cable. I also found another use for the short USB cable that comes with the PS3, I have my PS2 memory adapter hooked up to it.