Scott,
Can you send me an email.
I received the new unit yesterday and I am still experiencing the issue....
I am dumbfounded. I have tried everything I can think of to isolate the issue and it all points to the 1050.
-I normally have the 45a dvd player hookup up using the coax. connection.
-I tried a different dvd player with DTS and used the optical connection and the static is still there (eliminate the DVD player and cable from the list of possible causes).
-I tried another copy of the same movie and the static is still there (eliminate the dvd disc from the list of possible causes).
-I tried using the 5.1 analog hookup to use the DTS decoding in the 45a and and bypass the 1050 and the static is NOT there (tells me it is not the speakers or the speaker wires).

All I am left with is the thought that it's the software in the 1050.

Thanks again for the timely response and for baristaman....I do apologize for the "didn't even open the box" comment....This has just been going on for so long now, I can't help but be frustrated.

I just hate to throw up my hands at this point and give up on it. I have been so happy with the unit and I don't want this to leave a bad taste....