Quote Originally Posted by Mike g View Post
Clearly I am going to need to bite the bullet and learn how to solder...
You can probably get the cable that Mark refers to above for less than the price of a reel of solder!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BELKIN-PURE-AV...item4cf7025cdc
......for example.

And don't be fooled into thinking that low price means low quality here - these are serious cables as many of us will testify.