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HDMI v1.4 is not needed unless you want full 3D capabilities, ARC or Ethernet mode. Serious A/V users with a good receiver stick with HDMI v1.3c, which supports 7.1 24/192 PCM, DTS-HD/TrueHD, DSD (SACD) audio, YCbCr/YPbPr, PC-RGB (standard DVI), 0-255/16-235/16-245 RGB video. It might be better connecting the receiver to the video card HDMI port, with selectable color space and correct 23.976p playback capability (Intel HD Graphics has trouble outputting a 23.976p video signal, while it works with the Euro-friendly 24p).

2002dunx: my Marantz CD17-2 from 2000, a Denon DVD-2930 from 2005 and a DVD-3800BD from 2009 all sound better than my Onkyo internal DAC stage, I have all of them connected both analog and digital/HDMI (the 3800BD separated 2ch and 7.1ch analog)
    
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