I would not say the cost is an overriding factor but I would not buy an inexpensive HDMI cable, meaning the ones sold in Target. I bought an Audioquest Carbon HDMI Cable used for a hundred bucks used and it’s fabulous. The Carbon like the other high end HDMI cables in the Audioquest lineup, are controlled for directionality, just like all their other high end cables and power cords. Accept no substitutes.