Drunken,
When I first hooked up my Axioms, Yamaha receiver, DLP, and cable box together, it was amazing. I ran component cables from the cable box to the receiver and then HDMI out of the receiver to the TV. It gave great video clarity and sound, not to mention being cleaner without all the extra cabling. Comcast cable instituted HDCP copy protections on their cable boxes about two weeks after I got it all setup. I couldn't use the HDMI for pass through out of the receiver. They've never resolved the issues on their cable box. It's amazing how the HDCP just shuts you down with an error message. The video card will ready me for Blu-Ray and or HD DVD. Here's a good article on it
HTPC News.
The AuzenTech was only $79 with a $30 mail in rebate, so I couldn't pass it up seeing how the Sound Blaster cards were priced.
