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I was about to jump in and buy a Yamaha RX-V2700 to upgrade my older DSP A1. Early info floating about suggest the coming RX-V2800 will support TrueHD and DTS Master HD.

From what I understand the RX-V2700 will handle both of these just fine as long as the source manages the decoding, which is mandatory for HD-DVD players and optional (at the present) for Blu-Ray.

So, other than duplicating the ability to decode these two new formats, what does a TrueHD/Master HD certified receiver bring to the party? Is this as I suspect more of a clever marketing spin than a real advantage?

Thanks....