[Drivesthebeast]

I had thought of a PS3 right off the bat, but my wife wouldn't go for it, as we still have a Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast, and some PC games on my laptop, so another game console would be a waste in her opinion. As a multi-media machine, I know that they are quite capable, but I've read they have limitations on the overal quality of the picture and audio output when compared to a standalone BD Player.

I may have to just try to convince the mother-in-law to try online vendors from the states if I HAVE to have the Panasonic or Toshiba.

I will also take a closer look at some of the LG models, and perhaps Philips as well, to see what's available for discrete connectivity.

Thanks for the responses!

Oh yeah, I wonder if DTS HD MA or True Audio and DD HD Audio will be transmitted through the analgoue from the BD player to my receiver without any troubles...

L8tz!