I don't know Ed. Last time I spoke to Outlaw (about a month ago), they were still defending DVI and saying that they don't have any upcoming plans to redesign their pre/pros with new ports. Which is also what leaves me with the hope that DVI isn't dead - maybe they know something I don't.

Fact is, there isn't a single PC video adapter shipping with HDMI. Although many pre-built systems from the big manufacturers are now including it, mostly for Media Center PC's, most of these systems also includes DVI - it is just the prevalent connector in the PC world. You could almost argue that DVI is creeping into HT again because of Media Center PC's.

And to piggy-back on what Westcott was suggesting, the seperation of video from audio, may just be what the PC crowd wants, if only because they don't want HDCP/DRM in their audio. I'm going to guess that they are tech-savvy enough to realize that HDMI is not in their interest. The vast majority of compressed & downloaded content is still HDCP/DRM-free, and while I don't have the numbers in front of me, I'm going to suggest it still beats iTunes in Internet bandwidth by a vast margin. Another factor is that much of the content downloaded from iTunes is then hacked to remove the copy protection. Apparently this is a pretty comon phenomenon. As P2P fades away, most young people are sharing their files directly, iPod to iPod, and this is not possible in an HDCP/DRM world. To complete this picture, young consumers have less & less money to spend because of rising costs, so free music is finding new avenues.

Long story short, I would not presume that all consumers fall into the convenience-no-matter-what-the-cost crowd. Today's young consumers are completely misunderstood by the big media companies, hence the reason they are so hell-bent on killing free music downloads. I've maintained for years that a low-quality version should be available for free, but they can't bring themselves to do that. This is the short-sightedness that is making consumers bend the law. It is also what is making consumers try harder to find ways to make what they already have (in my case DVI) last just a little longer. I just don't want to have to upgrade my receiver every two years, hence the reason I went with seperates. At least my amp will be good for 20+ years.