PS3 questions :)

[ShaolinDreams]

hi chaps. im getting myself a PS3 slim this tuesday, the thing is i have a 24" monitor and a technics hifi and obviously using the hdmi cable to my monitor i will have no sound.

question 1 is do i need another cable to connect to my hifi or is the one in the box? how do you connect your PS3 for sound?

secondary question: how much is an ok hdmi cable?

last question: having a 1920x1200 rez monitor with 1:1 pixel mapping am i going to have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen?

many thanks

 

[ShaolinDreams]

thanks for the responses. audio and hdmi im ok with but bit worried about these black bars on my monitor, has anyone got a ps3 hooked up to a similar screen? just worried that the picture will be cramped and i want to sit back a metre or two.

oh and how much is this new 250GB ps3?