I've been partial to Yamaha receivers in the past... but with the "digital revolution" in swing and more HD content coming our way... you might wanna be sure to wait and find one IN YOUR PRICE RANGE that supports DVI / HDMI switching (on top of the standard digital audio switching). Receivers like that will likely eliminate some of the audio/video seperation (sometimes called audio lag or video lag) that we see in home configured setups.