Happy birthday!

If you don't plan on getting a Blu-ray setup, I say you're good for now. Nothing you have necessitates an HDMI connection and your HD-DVD player can't do any of the high-res audio formats. HDMI won't do anything better than an optical cable with the content you have now. If anything, I would look for new speakers, but you can get them slowly, when you've got time--there are always good deals on eBay for any price range.

Don't buy into the anti-microwave nutrient destruction hysteria.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/health/17real.html

my favorite pet's name was Dealer.

@KMAN: Close, but the PS3 doesn't do DVD-A. It'll play the lower-rez DTS or DD tracks on DVD-As, but not the high-rez audio. But the SACD stuff is sweet--everyone should hear "Ziggy Stardust" on SACD at least once.

SACDs DO NOT play in regular CD players. There are hybrid discs that have both regular CD data and SACD data on them, but plain vanilla SACDs will only play in deicated machines, or a first-generation PS3s.

I love babies because babies love me.

An awesome Thai movie--"Citizen Dog."

I'm a big fan of the Onkyo HTIB systems, because if you ever want to upgrade yourspeakers, it's easy as pie, because you get a decent receiver in the box.

Roogoo and SOTW: Commando 3