I wouldn't be afraid to jump in early either
.. I'm still using my 950... it's had to go back in a few years ago, but for now, my TV has enough hdmi inputs and everything has optical out or 7.1 out (bd player)... so I'm OK for now... BUT I want to re-arrange the room and mount the TV and put my equipment in a closet.. when I do that I'm going to go with only one hdmi cable to the TV... so... for now I wait while the mount for the TV sits in that closet
Wow.. I also just realized I've had my 950 for almost 10 years