Cable questions for new setup

[LT9000]

OK beginner question. I'm about to buy either the Samsung LNT 4661F or the 46 inch Sharp Aquos from costco.

I will probably get the Direct TV HD package. In the setup will be a DVD player and probably DVD recorder for recording SD content, and a HDD based recorder.

I want to buy at www.monoprice.com in advance to avoid the chain store ripoff prices on cables, so my question is what cables will I need with this setup, and how many? I know HDMI but not sure about 1.2 vs 1.3 etc. Will I need optical, RCA, DVI, co axial?

What else do I need to get that I'm not thinking of?

Thanks in advance.

[edDV]

Consider The LNT-4665 if you can get one. It is the newer model and has deeper blacks. I haven't seen the new 46" Aquos but Costco often carries the older models.

DirectTV to TV = HDMI
DirectTV receiver won't be v1.3. The HDMI cable may come with the package.

DVD Recorder is probably S-Video in (plus audio) and HDMI out.

DVD player is either Analog Component or HDMI out.

[LT9000]

Consider The LNT-4665 if you can get one. It is the newer model and has deeper blacks.

Yeah but it has some glare and the 61 doesn't I don't think. This room it going in (game room) has alot of light. I just saw a 65F at a great price too.

[jman98]

I have some advice for you, although it's not specifically what you asked for. For best results (I have a Samsung LCD HDTV by the way, and I love it), be sure ALL of your connections to the TV are high quality ones.
High quality connections are:
HDMI
DVI
Component

High quality connections are NOT:
S-video
Composite (note the difference between this and component - component is excellent, composite is bad)
old style coax like sometimes used in the USA to connect cable boxes to TVs

Also, I strongly recommend that you change the resolution on your TV via remote between 4:3 and 16:9 and only watch 16:9 video in 16:9. People who just watch everything in 16:9 also often bitch about how stuff "sucks". If you expand 4:3 video to a 16:9 image, it will magnify all the flaws in your video source. Watching 4:3 video in 4:3 on an HDTV will result in a markedly better picture.

Your TV will display everything natively in 1080p (mine does too). Be sure to set your DVD player for progressive video output. I have a cheap piece of crap DVD player hooked up to my TV via component video and I am getting truly excellent results. By the way, you also don't HAVE to buy an upconverting DVD player as the TV will natively upscale everything to 1080p anyway and it may do a better job than a DVD player, especially if you buy a really cheap DVD player.