I know that everyone seems to like the HDMI, but to me, it just seems better to keep my audio and video signals seperate. Just my thoughts. It is not really a big deal for me anyway. I WANT the DVI, as the denon 2910 has it and I only have 1 DVI input on my tv so.....For me it is a good thing.

One of the main reasons that I am stepping up to the 990 is that I have a 6 year old Denon 2400 that does not even have digital inputs (coax or fiber...) so....the 990 is a huge step up for me..

I am looking foward to seeing how this HDMI shakes out...