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"Plus, you don't end up spending a lot of money for a receiver that has HDMI switching when you don't really need it in the first place. It's a gimmick, unless you particularly need to plug in more HDMI sources than your TV has inputs for."

If it is a gimmick there allot of professional audio/video people fooled. I can tell the difference between optical and hdmi output. Plus the Blu ray outputs sounds that only can be passed thru HDMI are they selling a gimmick too? Just asking. I think it would be a shame to buy equipment that is already outdated. Ever listen to a movie in 7.1? It is something you cannot do without hdmi.