Connecting to a plasma tv...

Hi there, I just bought a Panasonic Viera plasma tv and I would like to connect it to my iMac G5. I would like to use the HDMI slots in the tv as this is how I could get the best possible quality. Thanks for any help....
20" 2 GHz Intel Core Duo 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 500GB   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   Ipod Nano 4 GB

He could always buy a new Apple 802.11n Airport Express (when they are announced) so he would have something with which to broadcast to his new iTV box. So figure only $299 for the iTV receiver and another $149 for the Apple gigabit wireless router that would be necessary.
To be honest, almost any good gigabit wireless router should work, but 802.11n is really new and not a frozen standard yet. That means different brands of routers and receivers may not play well together. That long DVI cable thing is looking better and better.

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