Best HT Receiver for Digital Cable...

Hi,

First off I would like to say this is a great place for HT info and thanks for all your responses.

I'm in a process of building a simple HT setup. I have put a Sony KDF-55XS955 LCD RPTV on the top of my list as well as the Infinity TSS-1100 for speaker duties. Now I need to find a HT receiver.

I watch all my TV and movies through my digital receiver provided my local cable co. in Canada (not satelite). I need a high quality receiver to decode the receivers 5.1 movie signals. Since I rarely buy or rent DVDs I came up with either the Denon AVR-1705 or the Sony STR-DE897.

Is there anything cheaper/better for my application?

Thanks again!