I say, if you're putting in wiring, put in wiring with room to grow. (ie: wire for 7.1, and any other extra goodies you may add later) Then set yourself up with a nice 5.1 system and test drive it for a few months. Personally, I am quite content with 5.1, I'm planning to buy a 7.1 receiver when I upgrade soon, but mostly so that I have a second room option.

With the current DVD selection, 7.1 does not add much. That's not to say it won't in the future, but for the time being there's not much out there that would take advantage of it.

[black]-"The further we go and older we grow, the more we know, the less we show."[/black]