The OPPO DV-980 has 7.1 audio but the OPPO DV-981 doesn't. I'm assuming it doesn't matter which model I purchase because my Denon AVR 3808 will decode the audio anyway, is this correct? Or is there a benefit to the OPPO DV-980 with 7.1 audio?

Hope I'm not hijacking this thread.

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