Sony's official PlayStation 3 site confirms that the HDMI cable needed to use the HDMI port on the PS3 isn't included.
For those planning to purchase the elite (read: USD $600) version of the PlayStation 3 and utilize the HDMI port that comes equipped on that version of the console, plan to pay for your own cable.
Although it is typical for a company to ship a box with the lowest common denominator cable set, I would consider the "high-end" PlayStation 3 above those standards. Sony doesn't seem to believe this and will be shipping a standard video cable to work with average TV's.
This is an important consideration for those planning to get this console home and plug it in their HDMI port on their HDTV's. Plan on spending upwards of $30.00 on one of these bad boys.
You'll probably be asked to buy a "good" cable (after all your trying to get "good" quality video right?) and step up to a 4' Monster HDMI cable or something of equivalent value. This little baby sells for USD $149.99, so if you're landing USD $600.00 on a console, what's another USD $150 anyway? Well, its a lot.
If you want a top level HDMI cable you may be looking at $500.00 - but a search on froogle.google.com turned up a few for USD $8.00 and up. Personally, I wouldn't go trusting a USD $8.00 cable to hold up to the quality, but a USD $35.00 might do the trick. If your not a total audio/video fanatic just keep it simple for now.
HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It is independent of the various DTV standards such as ATSC, and DVB(-T,-S,-C), as these are encapsulations of the MPEG data streams, which are passed off to a decoder, and output as uncompressed video data, which can be high-definition.
For those planning to purchase the elite (read: USD $600) version of the PlayStation 3 and utilize the HDMI port that comes equipped on that version of the console, plan to pay for your own cable.
Although it is typical for a company to ship a box with the lowest common denominator cable set, I would consider the "high-end" PlayStation 3 above those standards. Sony doesn't seem to believe this and will be shipping a standard video cable to work with average TV's.
This is an important consideration for those planning to get this console home and plug it in their HDMI port on their HDTV's. Plan on spending upwards of $30.00 on one of these bad boys.
You'll probably be asked to buy a "good" cable (after all your trying to get "good" quality video right?) and step up to a 4' Monster HDMI cable or something of equivalent value. This little baby sells for USD $149.99, so if you're landing USD $600.00 on a console, what's another USD $150 anyway? Well, its a lot.
If you want a top level HDMI cable you may be looking at $500.00 - but a search on froogle.google.com turned up a few for USD $8.00 and up. Personally, I wouldn't go trusting a USD $8.00 cable to hold up to the quality, but a USD $35.00 might do the trick. If your not a total audio/video fanatic just keep it simple for now.
About HDMI
The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top box, a DVD player, or an AV receiver and a compatible digital audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV).HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It is independent of the various DTV standards such as ATSC, and DVB(-T,-S,-C), as these are encapsulations of the MPEG data streams, which are passed off to a decoder, and output as uncompressed video data, which can be high-definition.
