Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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Um, maybe I'm lost, but if these have 7.1 analoge inputs, and your player decodes the HD audio, and has 7.1 analoge outs, then what's the issue? It doesn't need HDMI, nor the codecs, to accept the analoge signal....
True, but the choices for players that decode DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD and output the analog (even 5.1 channels) are limited at this point. In the marketplace, it's a real killer because the choices for players are way more limited than processors, so lots of consumers will just opt for a more format-rich processor. Shame, really -- I've been impressed by ATI gear in the past.
The new Pioneer, Sony, and Marantz players all have 7.1 outs. And honestly, if you're spending the money for the ATI processsors, you'd be looking at these units anyway.