the one thing I have to caution you on is HDCP. Many AVRs (I have Pioneer 82TSX, Marantz 8001, and Denon 3808) have handshaking issues. So you'll see video or audio drop out while it's syncing or you may have to turn the whole system on and off for it to resync. This is the most common for cable settop boxes (you mention you don't watch much tv so you may have less of an issue).
If you can wait, I would probably sit out until next year for things to settle down even more. For me, the better soundtrack/effects of the movie make it worthwhile. More so than the video portion. Keep in mind that most movies do not look like HD broadcast. It's more grainy by design or doesn't have the "looks like a kodak picture moving" clarity of sports HD broadcast. It's certainly better quality than DVD or SD broadcast, but depending on the movie, you may or may not get the Wow! affect.
