So for the advanced audio formats, with an A2 and Meridian processor, you're stuffed without HDMI?

Not that this is a huge deal at the moment. My prime interest in HD is video (as, yes, I can see the limitations of SD) and [heresy]legacy DD and DTS sound superb in my system[/heresy]. Meridian are going to have to sort out HDMI compatibility at some point.

Do most discs have "legacy" DD and/or DTS? If not then it has to be the XA1.

However, I do like the idea that the second gen players are no longer Pentium computers, even if the player doesn't look so cool or isn't built like a tank.

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