Personally, I'm in no rush to get a new HDMI processor. I can see reasons for doing so (OK, mostly reason - an array of HDMI inputs that will accept multichannel PCM from DVD-A, SACD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray sources), but it hasn't been enough to drag me away from my 990 yet. Given time, that will change, and I'll certainly be curious to see what Outlaw comes up between now and when the gravitational pull of HDMI grows strong enough to sway me. Maybe by then there will also be a standalong Blu-ray player that a mix of features, performance, price, and convenience sufficient to win me over.