Yes, monoprice.com is the place to go. I have ordered a number of cables from them. They are fast, have great customer service, and the cables are good quality.
I just got a Panasonic BD-60 and I'm very pleased. Blu-rays look amazing of course, but I was rather impressed at how well it upscaled DVDs. While not lightning fast, I don't find boot/load times terribly long. It does have a quick start feature available to shave off some boot time, but it is...
We have IPTV from our phone company. To get TV to one of our rooms, I was kind of surprised that they used Ethernet over power lines. They put in Pluglink AV adapters which are meant for A/V applications. They said that they have had great luck with them. It has been hassle-free for me.