Well, I'll likely do what I usually do, and try both ways and decide which I prefer, analog or digital, but I believe the only way for me to be able to take advantage of dolby digital plus and/or DTS-HD will be through my
playback software. In that case, I'd need to decode in my HTPC and output as analog, no? Also for gaming, many games come coded with EAX sound, not the typical dolby digital or DTS. Again, the only way to take advantage of that would be through the pc itself (soundcard) and run analog out.
Regarding the receiver...If I want to go with the most powerful, well built receiver, and forget about bells and whistles...? I don't need video switching, or uprezing. I don't need HDMI. I don't need a million DSP modes (I'll never use even one of them). I don't need multi-room options...
