I don't think you understand my position obie and it looks like it is my fault. I did not go out of my way to inform people that there is no 7.1 audio available. I did not remember to speak in the future tense when discussing 7.1 audio and for that I do apologize. But, I think you would agree that there will be plenty of 7.1 audio which takes advatage of HDMI to come.

Yes HDMI was designed from the start to carry audio frequencies up to 192 kHz with a word width of up to 24 bits on up to 8 channels. I do agree with you there. Yes HDMI 1.2a for example is backwards compatiable with 1.2, 1.1 and 1.0. It was not my intention to give the impression that older versions would not work with newer ones or did not pass multi-channel audio.

You are right the Anthem D2 ($6500) has HDMI inputs. Arcam has a couple of models with HDMI inputs. The Integra RDC-7.1 is another pricey piece with HDMI 1.0 on it. But, I can think of several better ways to drop $5000 than blowing it on a single piece of gear.

My point is why get a dated version of HDMI even if it is only a few months old. If you are going to up grade your processor in order to do Dolby Ture HD (7.1) in the future. It might as well incorporate the most current technology.

Ultimately I was talking about the capability of the Toshiba HDA1 and how it will intergrate with future processor models. I don't mean for this to be a rant really. But, I just wanted to clear a few things up.