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One other question I have for you guys: I bought an HDMI cable which was $200, when the rogers HD guy came to install and set up my programming, he provided me with cables (red, green, blue I think as well as white/red.) He said that the store s elling the cables for that much is a scam, and the HDMI cable performs 'at best 5% better than the 5 cable combo.' Who is telling it like it is? The best buy salesman, or the rogers employee?
$200 for an HDMI cable is insane. Take it back ASAP and buy the same cable for $21 (US):
http://monoprice.com/products/product.as...=1&format=2
As for the other question, it depends on what you're plugging your cable box into.
The 5 cable deal is two parts: red, green, and blue for component video and Red and white cables for audio.
Component versus HDMI is a touchy subject. Some people see a difference. Some don't. Since you actually have both, might as well do the comparison yourself. If you think HDMI is better, return the $200 cable and get the $21 cable. If you don't see a difference, return the $200 cable and use the cable that Rogers gave you.
As for audio, it depends on your setup. If you're using a receiver, you need some way to transmit Dolby Digital signals from the cable box to the receiver. HDMI does this, but the red and white cables don't. If you decide to forego HDMI, you'll need to get an optical digital cable to go from the cable box to the receiver. (If you're just hooking the sound up to your TV, the red and white cables will be fine).