I'm in the same boat as you with a reciever void of HDMI input/outputs. So far I've been thinking about going with the Denon 3808 since so many here have been so happy with it. But the fact that it doesn't have the PL IIz feature, which I'm curious about experimenting with height channels, is sort of making me rethink that decision. I have a while, I'm not in a huge hurry to upgrade, so more thought will go into it before I ultimately decide.

My Stuff :

M80's
QS8's
VP150
EP800
Denon 4802
Emotiva XPA-3
Samsung BD-P3600
Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD