The formats and cabeling schemes are getting a bit rediculous, especially since they are proving to be so short lived.
My plan for coping is to stick with my current processor as long as I'm satisfied with it,hold off on new source components until a really high quality "temperorarily universal" player is available ,as I have with SACD/DVD/DVD-A/CD,and trust to 7.1 Analog to get the signal to my procesor possibly with the help of a audio/video switcher or converter as my TV's ability to handel all all video signals is likely to become obsolete as well and the 990 only has one 7.1 in.
A few days ago I ran into a refrence to 1440p (I think) video. Lord knows what that will entail.
IMHO having to re-tool every couple of years is a little bit silly.
I'm revealing my age, but I enjoyed the 20 or 30 years when everyone kept trying to do a better job with analog stereo a lot more than the current format-of-the-month drill.
I may change my handel from Koyaan to crudmudgen.
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HT:
990/770
Oppo BD83SE
Pioneer Elite DV-47A
Magnavox HDMR513h DVR/DVD-R
Sony DVD megachangers-2
Sony CD megachangers-2
Monster power centers-2
Sony 48" rear projection SDTV
Roku video player
JVC AL-A158 Turntable
Polk RT-2000s,CS-650,XS-650s,RT80s
LFM-1EX
Hsu VTF-1
12" Velodyne

Family room:
OPPO 970
Sony 32" direct view HDTV
Denon 3801
Rolk RMs