darendt on 26 August 2009
Load times on cheap players is horrible. PS3 is still one of the fastest at loading BD discs. Most cheap players don't support full HD audio out and the picture quality is not as good either. Picture quality will still be good, but will not be the same as PS3 or a $500 player. Most will not have the ability to do BD-LIVE or upgrade firmware via Internet....if at all.
As for the HDMI cable thing. It does actually matter when talking cable quality. Timing is an issue with HDMI, as is internal cable interference. A poorly made cable will show degraded image quality and audio as well.
