So setting aside the setup disc, only 20% have the lossless formats. Good reason not to be stressed

BTW, there was a discussion on a related thread about the benefits of decoding the new codecs in the pre pro vs. the player. I've got to wonder, would the audible benefits be that discernable? Personally, I think subtleties between equipment is much easier to discern with simple, two channel stereo compared to surround sound. First, there's so much going on across so many speakers. And second, it's mostly spatial clues or sound effects. So you've got to wonder if we're talking really diminishing returns between the two.

Now, I recall gonk that you said only by using the digital streams via HDMI 1.3 to an outboard pre/pro would you be able to take full advantage of Dolby PLIIx, etc. But if that's the case, I envision you could configure an existing Outlaw system by getting a DVD player that has multi-channel out for True HD (available now) and DTS HD MA (available soon?), run them to your 7.1 inputs, and for everything else, just run digital out to a spare input on the 970 or 990 and toggle between the two based on what surround format you wanted.

Or am I missing something here?