The "action control" scheme or Gears of War run-and-gun control scheme was mostly a product of this video, which appeared in the Inside Xbox section of the 360 dashboard around the same time the demo was released. However, there have been at least a few stories which report that the out-of-control marketing guy in the video was blowing hot air. Here's one from capcom-unity.com and another from psxextreme.com. Although that ...

@TwoOneFive - I'm definitely not an audiophile, but I switched from digital optical to HDMI for audio with my 5.1 surround system on my PS3 and could not tell a difference between them (both sound great). I would say it's probably not worth buying a new receiver for.For the OP - Let us know how the new HDMI cable works out. From what I have read, the digital signal through ...