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I am just trying to work out how to best proceed with my 800v4 and 861v4.2:

1. Obviously an HDMI input for 861 will be mandatory - presumably HDMI 1.3; I am guessing sometime in 2007.
2. For the audio to then work properly, a source component (either a Meridian Bluray player or another brand of Bluray player) will also need to support HDMI 1.3. This capability will not be available until either late-2006 or 2007 (the 'about-to-be-released' players are only HDMI 1.1?).
3. What I am not so clear on is whether an external scaler also needs to support HDMI 1.3; or if 1.1 is sufficient. I suppose this depends on whether Meridian offer an HDMI 1.3 input AND output for 861, or just an input. If the former, then presumably one could run HDMI 1.3 from the player to 861, extract the audio, then run HDMI out of 861 to an HDMI 1.1 scaler to handle video. If the later, then I am not sure how it would work uness you had a scaler that has 2 HDMI 1.3 outputs.

Simon


My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.