How are you even asking that question?
It's pretty obvious that this man is asking for help and you want to belittle his position. Pretty douchebag move in my opinion. This is the kind of thread this forum is all about, helping people who need help.
He obviously has a ton of questions and isn't that knowledgable in the A/V world. If you think he's trolling then you obviously haven't dealt with someone who is a rookie in a particular subject.
I find your response pretty unwelcoming.
Where were you fellas when I got hosed by Best Buy?

(60 dollar 4ft hdmi cable,18 dollar monster screen cleaner,monster power strip

)
When I found about about monoprice I thought their prices were all typos!
Bought an 8ft hdmi for 3.97 and felt guilty because thats all I bought

I've learned a lot on this forum and appreciate all the info put forth.
There are some extremely knowledgeable people on this forum.
I wish I had more time to become as proficient in this hobby as a lot of you are.