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a/v enthusiast @ Mar 17th 2007 10:01PM
I actually don't think these things'll matter for most consumers - especially once we see the new crop of A/V receivers with HDMI 1.3, many of which will (should, at least...) have the ability to decode the audio stream internally. Denon's are coming this summer I believe?
People who're going to invest in a next-gen high-def player are also probably going to want a receiver with HDMI switching, and probably don't already own one, IMHO.
I guess the other option is sending the HDMI feed directly to the display, with the audio digitally back out as PCM to the non-HDMI receiver and switch everything manually or with a Harmony-style remote, but IMHO it's a more elegant solution to have an HDMI 1.3 Receiver w/ 2-3 HDMI Inputs do the switching and decoding, with the source components being an HD STB (i.e. Comcast) and high def player (i.e. PS3 or second-gen Samsung), along with a solid HDTV display option (I'm looking forward to seeing the upcoming offerings from Samsung, Sony XBRs, and Pioneer Elites in *hopefully* summer 2007)