Thanks for all the advice guys. I do not think I can wait until next year to get my receiver. My home theater room will be finished in about a month and I need something to drive my speakers. I've been researching all the receivers that I can find with hdmi in/out and it looks like the jvc rx-d702 is significantly cheaper than the denon, yamaha, sony, panasonic, etc. I'm curious why the jvc is priced so much lower than all the other competitors?