Panasonic 10AK now or wait?

[Patranus]

I have a $400 gift certificate for Best Buy. They currently have a Panasonic 10AK on sale (open box) for $450.

I am currently using a BD-P1000 for playback. I really want analog 7.1 out. I know that newer player are coming but none of the players I see in the pipe have 7.1 out and my Harman Kardon AVR-645 wont (according to people over at AVS) do 7.1 over HDMI. It does have 7.1 analog in.

Question of the day: do I pull the trigger? Is this other player going to be a significant improvement over my current BD-P1000? I did notice some skipping during Silver Surfer. I just want something that works.

Sorry for the "shitty" topic....I know, I know...But I almost pulled the trigger on a A30 but I could not bring myself to do it.

Analog 7.1 is the most important thing for me right now.

OT: Can I take the drive out of my BD-P1000 and pop it into a HTPC?

Thanks.