Blu-ray upgrade question.

[pearsall001]

I'm still debating if getting a BD player is warranted. Here's my situation.

I have the original Oppo 971H (from '06) player that still does an excellent job on both audio & video. My Sony TV doesn't have HDMI (DVI & componet) so I know the video portion of BD won't do me any good just yet (I think). The TV still has a fantastic picture so I'm not looking to buy another just for HDMI. Some say you can use a combo cable (HDMI-DVI) but I have my doubts on that one. Is this even an issue I should be concerned about?

My NAD T765 AVR passes video only over HDMI. Still not a problem yet (or is it) because of my TV situation. For the audio portion, I can run analog cables for the new audio formats. So I guess I can only experience the newer audio formats (correct me if I'm wrong here) & wonder if it's really worth it. What do you think? I'm not really up to speed on these new fangled audio/video formats yet. Can't you tell!!!