Excerpt: Christmas in New York isn't quite complete without "The Yule Log," and WPIX will not disappoint this Christmas morning.

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Monster's priciest—a $250 35-foot HDMI cable—goes toe-to-toe with Monoprice's longest and thickest—a $35 35-footer and a $53 50-footer. Which will win? Or more importantly, which will fail?

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This time, we brought along a bag full of awesomely priced cables, mostly from Monoprice, that we were ready to run bandwidth tests on, side-by-side with Monster's finest (and most expensive) cables.

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Are Expensive HDMI and Component Cables Worth the Price?

What's your opinion? Do you feel that expensive cables, such as Monster, are worth the cost?

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I say, since everything is digital, and since HDMI is a spec, the cheap cable will get the data from point A to point B as well as any other cable. Additionally I say that if there are subtle (i.e.

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You'd be forgiven for thinking that if you don't bag yourself a Blu-ray player immediately, you don't deserve a place in civilised society. But before you succumb to the marketing pressure, there are a few alternatives you might want to consider.

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When you order Hi-Def TV, you expect it to be on the shining Excalibur level, but it looks like Comcast is degrading the quality of some HD channels in order to make room for more channels.

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Sony US' President, Stan Glasgow, confirmed last week that talks between the two companies had taken place, though he didn't say that the negotiations centred on the Xbox 360.

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Toshiba Corp is planning to give up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp, a company source said on Saturday.

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This is a pretty interesting study both from the perspective of the game console wars and the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD format wars. The NPD Group released results from their "Next Gen Functionality & Usage" report and some of the numbers are surprising.

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Sony has announced today that it will cut the price of its BDP-S300 stand-alone Blu-ray player by $100. The formerly $599 player will now carry a list price of $499.

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Washingtonpost.com today began offering high-definition (HD) podcasts designed for viewing on HD TVs and the Apple TV via the iTunes Store.

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Honestly, you really don't need 1080p

Say hello to the Holy Grail of HD TVs. According to popular myth among hi def afficionados, it has to be 1080p or it's no good.

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Producers are taking steps to hide the imperfections. Some shots are lit differently, while some actors simply are not shot at certain angles, or are getting cosmetic surgery, or seeking expert grooming.

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The Apple TV page is also up -- just not on the front Apple page yet. (Apple's URLs are always easy to guess.)

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PC Pro: Toshiba puts HD DVD in the desktop 10:16AM Toshiba has introduced the first internal HD DVD drive for desktop computers, the SD-H903A.

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The battle between two rival and incompatible high-definition DVD formats will end in stalemate, a research firm has predicted.

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With Toshiba's HD DVD players setting consumers back $400-500 or more and Blu-ray players costing as much as $1000, Microsoft has vowed that its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on will be the cheapest hi-def movie player available when it ships later this year. More within...

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Online DVD rental service Netflix sees its business accelerating as more local video rental stores close their doors and as it starts to offer high-definition movies.

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