Thx for the help, but I live in Sweden so monoprice would prolly charge alot for shipping etc

and would take like 4 weeks to deliver.

I'm going for the Sony one 3m(gold coated) for 29$, the cheaper ones weren't actually gold coated

They are pretty much the same but some have better made covering material.  I bought a cheap one before and the covering was cheap.  I have a Vizio hdmi hooked up to my PS3 and Vizio hdtv.  Vizio is a nice brand but I got mine from ebay for $12 and I think they are around $30 in stores. 

People say Monster is the best but it's no better than anything else.  As long as it cost between $10 - $20 then it should be a nice cable.

Pic of the Vizio hdmi cable that I have.

Monster is a rip off as many may want think its top quality but like 50-80% of the price of a Monster cable is all profit.  Other companies do this as well.  For those that works/worked at an electronic store would know.  I use to work at Futureshop (Bestbuy owned), $200 Monster cables were really only like $50-70.   Workers at Futureshop/Bestbuy, their discount for purchasing is 10%+ the actual price of the product from the manufacture.  My $80 HDMI cable i got, i paid $12.XX something for it. 

My $7 one works like a charm. Ones you can find on Newegg or Monoprice are the same as the ones you'd find in a retail store, but they're not going to cost you an arm and a leg.

Monster cables are the best cables though,  and the tests have proven this.   The only problem with them is you really only start seeing a difference when the length starts to exceed 15 ft (5m).   I know they are a quite expensive, but they are of a very high quality, and if I was going for that perfect HD setup I would settle for nothing less than Monster cable.  

If you are wiring a house for something like a projector system then its definitely better to get the higher priced cables. For most people with their system next to or below their screen then the cheap ones are fine.

Agreed that they're better for the longer reach, but still a big rip off in price.  I'd probably go with them if i wanted to setup like a theatre room etc.  but for the common household its not worth it.

No, Not all HDMI cables are created equal. However, if you are going ~6ft (like 99% of the HDMI users do), it doesn't make a difference. The only difference is for long runs of cable. Also, if you are running HDMI 1.2 or lower it doesn't matter, but with 1.3 it does. The PS3 is capable of 1.3, but if your TV isn't then you are probably using HDMI 1.2.

However, Price != quality. You can get a quality cable capable of doing HDMI 1.3a in long distances for cheap if you shop in the right places.

Here is a note about cables. This is why I say that distance matters. Shorter cables even if they aren't category 2 certified will work in short runs. However, with the longer runs the capacatance of the cable increases which decreases the performance of the cable. If you need a category 2 cable over a long run, but a category 2 certified cable, otherwise just buy it and test it out and you'll probably be fine.

Recently, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that cables would be tested as Standard or High-Speed cables.

Standard (or “category 1”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.

High-Speed (or “category 2”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates. High-Speed cables are also able to accommodate higher resolution displays, such as WQXGA cinema monitors (resolution of 2560 x 1600).

It is possible for a cable to pass a 1080p signal and 1.3 extended bandwidth signal without being Category 2. These cables would have bandwidth that are beyond category 1 but below category 2. Most of our non-category 2 cables perform in this range.

Clas Ohlson will do just as well, and you won't get ripped off.

Definetly dont let being gold influence you.

The mechanical join and soldering will fail long before you need to worry about that.  (unless you live in the tropics I guess)