Thanks, guys...

Paratrooper.. yes I can use opticals. Good to hear that the Yamaha worked well with the 755 - at $335 I don't think I can go wrong with that one...

Trikos... both are great suggestions... that Yamaha has some nice features, especially video upconversion...

I just have to decide how much I want to spend and what I really need. I may just split the difference and get the RX-V757.