Just bought my very first processor, the 990, along with an Anthem amp. Its an upgrade from my prior system, my alarm clock. Mated them with 3 new polk speakers, and I have no complaints on performance! The remote though, touted as being "intuitive", has some quirks that don't make sense to me. The volume buttons should work irrespective of which device is selected to be controlled by the remote. The volume should simply always default to the 990. After all, its a sound system being controlled and it is reasonable all attached gadgets will rely on the 990 for sound control. Also, selecting the 990 by pressing the "TNR" button prior to selecting the input source seems unnecessary. Finally, the manual says other remotes can teach the universal one the codes used for their particular device, but I didn't see those instructions detailed anywhere. I relied on the scrolling through method where power button and source button are alternately pushed until the device to be learned is turned off.

Curious about DVI; is it inferior to HDMI in any way except for no audio signal?