Oh, and to answer the question you actually asked...using the HDMI output to an Onkyo receiver and Infinity speakers, I couldn't tell much difference in the audio tracks on movies and music videos but the store did not have any audio-only discs so I was limited to that.
So with all that being equal, I went with the dedicated player on the assumption that it does one thing as opposed to being a gaming console and a disc player.
So with all that being equal, I went with the dedicated player on the assumption that it does one thing as opposed to being a gaming console and a disc player.