Without meaning to demean audio-novices and HT-novices (for I, too, am a HT novice) it is the opinion of some that the virtue in HDMI over DVI may be for those not knowledgeable in cabling, routing, switching.

I don't know for sure, but it sure seems like that's a resonable explanation for its (HDMI's) virtue. Since we don't need to send audio in the same cable {ostensibly because of the pre-pro logic etc) it seems to me, at least, that HDMI---the audio portion is superfluous. What do you outlaws think?
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Living Room:
5.1 Surround and 4channel inline room
990/7700/6-KEF-107s/LFM1 x 2/ SMS Awaiting Trinnov
Millenium dts decoder;Digital Director
Players: Tascam CD01U/SonyCX455 x 3/DV955/BDP83
Old Sony 60" SXRD TV
Zone 2 (also liv-Room: listening to music while Mrs watches TV): Crown SL2 preamp/D40 Amp/Stax Headphones



My "Man-cave":
4 channel-only inline room. No TV (thank heaven)!!!
990/755/4-KEF 107s
Tascam CD01U/dts decoder/digital director
Alesis 16x4x2 mixer
Recorders Alesis HD24/ML9600/Crown CX844s/SonyDAT/Tascam DA38
Ham Radio Shack (KB1STH) ICOM/Yaesu/Drakes x 3