Sony STR-DG800 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver with HDMI Passthrough (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Sony HDMI
I purchased this receiver at Best Buy 3 days ago.  It's going back tomorrow.  I just can't forgive Sony for the lack of HDMI audio support.  Sure I can use HDMI for video, optical for audio, and reassign an optical port... But I wont!  Don't be duped by Sony, stay away from their receivers. I can only imagine how many man hours have been waisted figuring out this undocumented limitation.  The HDMI ports do not belong ont this receiver.