Does quality of hdmi cable matter for Surround home theater?

All HDMI cables are basically the same, no matter how much you pay. That's because HDMI is digital data, so as long as all the 1's and 0's make it from one end to the other, the signal (video and audio) is perfect.

(Or let's put it another way - an HDMI cable will either work perfectly, or it won't work at all).

Stores make a big profit margin on expensive cables, so that's why they push them, but there is no reason to pay more than a few bucks for an HDMI cable. The cheapest place to buy good cables online is at monoprice.com, I've used them and their stuff is fine.
 
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