After one year of searching I finally got my very first receiver hooked to my HTPC, it's a Yamaha RX-V663. I chose it over other similar models simply because it has a smaller foot print and (is said) generates less heat. There is quite a number of reviews on this receiver on the internet so I won't write much about it.
I use a Yamaha NS-P110 which is a 5.1 for my system. I hook the RX-V663 to my computer with a optical cable and it sounds great in a 10x20 room. But I could not get it run on a HDMI cable as it looks like having a handshake issue (Answer.Com: An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization) with the on-board graphics card. In short, It sees the computer as a DVI device but not a HDMI Device. Just FYI, the manual is silent on anything related to the hooking of the receiver to computers.
Besides that, it works fine and I love it very much.
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