I was about to post that the HD621 allows us to break into the secure HDMI data stream and extract the digital audio because it then passes it on in an approved secure (MMHR) form - thus meeting the copy protection requirements and justifying its cost.

But then I thought....does it actually do that? The alternative options we have seen discussed here imply that the audio datastream is not all that secure. Or am I missing something?

In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.