Well after a lot of thought and deciding I really couldn't afford the AVR600 (and all the associated problems I've read about it) I ordered an AVR400 at the Manchester Hifi show (with associated show discount), now have to wait a week or so for it to arrive. This is an upgrade from a AVR200 which has served me well but is lacking on modern inputs and firmware. However being relatively new to the whole HDMI cabling malarky I was after some advice or even opinions:
I understand the point in using HDMI from a blu-ray player into a AV amp so it can process the audio but why would I bother running a HDMI from the Sky box when I have to use the digital optical for audio? Similarly for a DVD player (I also ordered the Denon 2012 Blu-ray at the show, so haven't decided yet whether I should drop my Pioneer from my line up).
Or do most people use HDMI into their amp and then HDMI into their tv so they don't have to switch the input on the tv as well as the amp?
And why are there only 2 optical ports on the AVR400, I thought these were better than co-axial or has it finally been decided that there is no difference and people prefer co-axial (I guess because optical can be a bit 'fragile')?
thanks for your thoughts
Kit = Denon DBP2012UD, Pioneer DV-400V, Sky+ HD, Arcam CD73, Xbox 360, Panasonic TX-P50V20B, Quad 22L, 11L and centre, REL Quake sub