Chesseroo,

Please note that you CANNOT use the digital connection if you intend to take advantage of SACD and DVD-Audio features of the universal player. Because of copyright concerns, the audio industry does not allow passage of the high resolution formats through digital connections. I'm assuming that anyone paying the premium for a universal player will want to take advantage of the high resolution SACD and DVD-A formats. If that's the case, the analog inputs must be used at present.