Some companies (like Anthem) offer an HDMI upgrade on their pre/pro's (although at the moment only to 1.2), that would allow their equipment to remain competitive (for a price.)
On the other hand many people send HDMI directly to their display and use coax or toslink to the pre/pro for audio, to them HDMI may not be important.
What you say may become true if and when the new audio formats (like Dolby TrueHD) become more prevalent and the only way to get them is with HDMI. This may not be a good thing but we probably don't have a choice.
On the other hand many people send HDMI directly to their display and use coax or toslink to the pre/pro for audio, to them HDMI may not be important.
What you say may become true if and when the new audio formats (like Dolby TrueHD) become more prevalent and the only way to get them is with HDMI. This may not be a good thing but we probably don't have a choice.