My new 990 is on its way! Also got new amp and Axiom M80 speakers are on the way. I plan to hook it up as follows, and any suggestions would be appreciated:

Amp to 990:
B&W 200.7 hooked up with seven XLR cables to the 990; speakers obviously from amp

Second Room amp to 990:
Apt Holman 2 channel amp hooked up with two RCA cables to second room output of 990 (this is my outside setup); speakers obviously from amp

DVD to 990;
I plan three different hookups as follows:
5.1 audio inputs to direct input with RCA cables;
Digital Coax for movies, etc; and
Separate RCA pair from DVD to CD input for use with second room set up;
VIDEO is HDMI direct to new plasma monitor;

DirecTIVO;
Optical cable to 990 for sound;
HDMI direct to plasma monitor;
Additional RCA Pair to another audio input to use XM radio for second room outputs;

I may also hook up a little 7" LCD monitor for the menu set up, but unsure about that one.

Looking forward to moving up from a Sony 6.1 receiver.