I am currently installing my brand spanking new HT media centre which includes

1) 46" Sony Bravia 200HZ HDTV
2)Yamaha RX-V3900 AV receiver
3) Sony PS3 (COD gamer )
4)Cable tv box
5) Ipod Dock

I was buying some HDMI cables for the connections for HDMI compatible devices and saw these MONSTER cables and they were **** loads more expensive. Is it really worth the extra money to buy these cables?

Also what size guage cable should be run to 5.1 speaker system to go with HT system?