[JohnnyNipshank]

I have the 7.1 setup and you are definitely right that most movie makers don't utilize it but the ones that do really make it worth it. It seems that with that set up, the speakers between the fronts and the rears are usually playing the music tracks while the backs and fronts handle everything else but this is when my receiver fakes the 7.1 but when i actually played a real 7.1 blu ray and heard that THX test at the beginning of the movie like the theatre does i was blown away. I guess if you have an extra couple speakers or can borrow some hook them up and then slap in Kick Ass, The Expendables, Shoot Em Up, The Doors etc and see if you like it before you buy a good set and mount them. If your a weeds fan seasons 2-5 is 7.1 for whatever reason hahaha