for the extra price for monoprice's premium, its really a no brainer If you're worried about the sharp bend, just get the 6 footer (would recommend this anyway, I have ran into too many circumstances when my 3ft optical wasn't enough).
6' will give you lots to work with.
That works. I was liking the "premium" one, but just wanted to make sure that it would still be flexible.... Plus it comes with a Metal "Fancy" Connector...
Good news about K-Mart. Not that they are a huge reseller or tech stuff, but since they are one and the same pretty much with Sears, I wonder if the ol' Craftsman store will carry just HD-DVD as well? Pure speculation of course. I hope WB sticks with HD-DVD. If not it could almost cancel out some of the impact of the big drop in price for HD-DVD players.