Will high price HDMI cable makes a difference?

My friend was using the stock HDMI cord that came with his satellite receiver. Image quality was poor. I suggested he upgrade his cable. He bought a $90 Monster Cable at Radio Shack (there was a cheaper Monster cable selling for around $30...this was middle of the line).

Picture quality *dramatically* improved. Night and day difference.

There is much snake oil in HDMI, dont waste your time on expensive cable.

funny people argued the same thing on digital out cable from cd transport to dac

yes it does make a difference

Thedautch accurately reports that the general consensus on AVS Forum doesn't believe in high priced HDMI cables. The general consensus on that forum also thinks audiphiles are mistaken in their beliefs re: audio cables. Some of the most respected individuals on AVS Forums like "William" have noticed differences between video cables and have noted that some of the bettter, more expensive cables have less "sparklies". It should be noted that AVS Forums offers a regular link to a site that poo-poos most esoteric cables, both video and audio. I suspect that that link might be very influential on that forum.

I have to go with it makes a difference. There's plenty of people on AVS (the majority even) that will go on and on about how transports are all the same, cables sound the same, CD players sound the same, etc. In my experience, that's not even close to the truth.