HDMI vs 7.1-channel analogue outputs


I am looking at new 4K blue ray players and the Panasonic model I am targeting has the 7.1-channel analogue outputs.  Are these beneficial over the HDMI connection? If so how? 
puffbojie

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My AVR is the DENON AVR 4400H and the DVD player is the Panasonic DP-UB9000.  I guess to your point it depends on which device has better processing.  
So if the digital signal is passed out of the source/dvd via hdmi, does the processing just take place at the AVR level?  As long as the the AVR has decent processing I wonder if the main issue with HMDI is additional signal noise with a longer path to digital to analog conversion.