Oh man, I think I'm going to be bummed here. Please take a look at this pic of the Sony STR-DE985:

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-iz53Ndidzbz/ProdView.asp?s=0&g=10420&id=morephotos&pi=2&i=158STR985B&display=XL

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but if my DVD player only has an optical digital out, then I'm screwed in that area, aren't I?
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Matt