monoprice.com has HDMI cables in various colours for ~US$5. Even with the conversion to AUD and shipping, still cheaper than ~$50 at JB, DSE, etc…
Examples:
- 3ft Otical Toslink Cable (Product ID 2763) US$3.98
- 10ft HDMI male to HDMI male Cable (ID 5136) US$4.88
- 6ft Nintendo Wii Audio Video Component Cable (ID 3566) US$3.52
Full range of their HDMI cables (including colour coded ones)
They do ship to Australia. It's not a simple process but if you're buying a few things it pays off given you're saving quite a bit! From an email from their customer service:
We do ship to (Australia), however before we are able to tell you how much shipping is, we will need you to follow these instructions and place the order. Thanks.
Please place an order for the items you would like to purchase on our website using our zip code 10004 for shipping zip code. During the check out process there is a section called "special instructions", please indicate that you are requesting a quote for an international shipment and we will get back to you with a quote for that order. If you are paying through pay pal, PLEASE HOLD OFF ON FULLY PROCESSING THE PAYMENT as the order will go through automatically. You will then have to pay additional charges for the order once you have received the shipping quote. If you are paying with credit card, this order will not be charged or processed until we receive a confirmation from you after we give out the quote. Also, Please reply with the CORRECT shipping address.
Price seems fair but also seems lot a lot of hassle just for a cable. We do have cheap places to buy cables from here too, maybe not that cheap but not too far off. I paid $25 for 2m quality cable from http://www.ezyhd.com.au/EZYHD-Shop/ but MSY also have ones for about $11 I think. I'm not giving a neg vote, just pointing out there are local options too. And the fact that this place isn't just HDMI cables which are perhaps much cheaper than local options (unsure)