With all the turmoil regarding HDMI and what a mess it is, does that mean that we should now all kiss off the HDMI receivers and wait until a really good standard is developed to replace the flawed HDMI standard? That’s what I feel like doing when I read on here all the comments about how lousy HDMI is. When the replacement for HDMI has all the bugs worked out and all the receiver, display and player makers have adopted it, THEN we should buy new receivers?? I guess that’s what we are to conclude. How many years will it take to kill HDMI, develop a standard that works, and get it all implemented? Reading on here all the complaints re HDMI, I am afraid to buy anything that uses it. To sell countless millions of displays, receivers and players using various versions of HDMI, and then to junk the STANDARD (!) will be a new low in deliberate obsolescence, but I would not put it past the A/V industry.

It’s not that HDMI is the problem, it is the movie studios that are the problem, they want to make sure there is no way that consumers can “steal” their content while viewing it. If Blu-Ray manufacturers would just take a hint and figure out a way to get 1080p video out of their players via component we would have no problems! As far as HD audio goes, the same manufacturers need to put 7.1 discrete analog outputs on the players as well! If they figure this out, we have perfect video and sound with the mess of HDMI!

David- I take it you mean “without the mess of HDMI” in your last sentence.  Sounds good to me. I hope you will spread the word if this is the solution. If we did what you suggest, then what would be left for HDMI to handle?

Yes, I meant “without the mess of HDMI”. If the problem was solved this way, there would be nothing left for HDMI and it could go far far away!