This is what I ended up getting

As you know, we have HDTV.  Need to upgrade the receiver.  I have been out at the stores and I see receivers that say they have either hdmi 1.2 or hdmi 1.3 outs.  I have no idea what the difference is and all the salesman say that there is none?  Then why are they numbered different?  no answer.

The HDTV I have has 3 hdmi inputs along with a bunch of other things.  What the wife wants to do now, is to have one cable to the TV and all the others hidden away if possible.  That means new receiver.  She also says that I didn't understand what she said about the hd dvd players.  What she meant was that back then we had to make a choice because we didn't have the funds.  She told me that we will probably make the wrong choice but we can afford to do that.  So, we are getting the dvd player too.

She also wants to hook up her puter to the TV when it is needed for dinner guests and parties etc.  I know that can be done via one of the extra hdmi inputs.  It also has a pc input on the TV.  The sound will need to be wired into the new receiver.

Given what I have just stated, are the Onkyo line tx-sr705,805,875's mentioned in RH thread suitable for my TV?  What about the hdmi 1.2 vs 1.2 outs or ins for that matter?

Reading the AVforums was not helpful.  Those folks talk in a language that is foreign to me.

Advice as to what I should be looking for would be helpful.

btw, here's a great look at hd-dvd   vs. blowray  from a pretty neutral perspective

http://gizmodo.com/gadget...tate-of-hd-dvd-330684.php

geo1...It might be too late.  However, Wal-Mart has the Toshiba A-3 HD-DVD player on sale for 298.00.  Sale ends today.

I was hoping they would put the A-2 back on sale for $98.00.

Assumption here - Since the TV is Toshiba (52 inch, model 52lx177), I won't go wrong by getting the Toshiba dvd player.  Will all 3 of the machines mentioned also play SD dvd's?

As to hdmi 1.3, (a little research can be damning), if the receiver/amp uses 1.3, will it support 1, 1.1 and 1.2?  If the receiver is 1.2 or less, I am assuming that it won't support device that is higher?  Am I making too much of a concern here?

This info helps greatly!

Us old guys know that eyes and ears tend to suffer with age.  Need all the help they can get.

I got front, center, rear and sub woofer.

Our system is in the daylight basement.  Room is about 60 ft long and about 20 ft wide.  System is located so that there is about 15 ft to the right and about 30 to the left.  Wife absolutely states no more speakers.  She uses the 15 ft area as work area.  Only way to add more speakers is to hang from ceiling and that is a definite no from her.  I understand that and even agree.  Heck, it wasn't until I started this process couple of weeks ago that I learned the simple explanation of 5.1 vs 6.1 and 7.1  That is how new to this I am.

Google tells me that "Nonlinearity is the behavior of a circuit, particularly an amplifier, in which the output signal strength does not vary in direct proportion to the input signal strength. In a nonlinear device, the output-to-input amplitude ratio (also called the gain) depends on the strength of the input signal."  It seems to me that these 2 sentences contradict each other.Now I can guarantee you that I am not sure what that really means plus there ain't a salesman out there will know about that also.  So, can I assume that a decent receiver will have this pretty much covered?  I am looking at the Onkyo devices mentioned.  Are there other brands, I know you switched from Denon to Onkyo, that produce suitable products for receiver?  Just for clarification - When I use word receiver that is the machine that controls the sound and I am pretty sure that the hdmi will go from it to TV.