I'm new & need help? What receiver to buy?


I have 5 speakers + a s/w and need help on what receiver to buy now for home theatre with progressive scan dvd. I may buy more speakers next year, so is it ok to go with a 6.1 or 7.1 now?
sajo1

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The speakers I presently have are some older Snell Acoustic E-II front speakers a pair of Mirage M-190 rear speakers, a Mirage center speaker and a new HSU - VTF II sub/w. I also have a Toshiba 4700 progressive scan DVD player and an old 26" Fisher TV that I plan to convert to a HDTV soon. I'm in a 12 x 17 family room now but will be in a large home end of the year with a large family and high ceilings. I'll want to do multi room in that new home. I want a receiver that has a good DVD audio. I've been thinking about the Pioneer Elite VSX-37TX and the Onkyo TXDS797 or DS898.
Also do I lose performance in a receiver now using 5.1 channels as I have and buying a 6.1 or 7.1 receiver for the future upgrades I may do? DVD audio is important as well as video since I'll watch DVD's and TV 70 per cent of the time compared to listening to CD's 30 per cent.