05-15-2009, 05:56 PM
Robert,
When I bought my receiver, I thought I wanted HDMI. But I find that I don't use it on the receiver.
I tend only to use my receiver for certain movies and certain TV shows. In other words, I don't like to have to turn my receiver on just to watch TV on a daily basis and when my kids are watching DVDs I prefer they just listen through the TV audio.
So I run HDMI from my DVD and my HD satellite DVR to my TV. I then run digital coax from the DVD to the receiver and optical audio from the satellite to the receiver. This way I can watch TV w/o the receiver on and if I want better audio, I turn the receiver on. Much easier for the wife and kids too.
Maybe this would all change if I got a Harmony remote that made it easier to turn everything on with 1 button.
When I bought my receiver, I thought I wanted HDMI. But I find that I don't use it on the receiver.
I tend only to use my receiver for certain movies and certain TV shows. In other words, I don't like to have to turn my receiver on just to watch TV on a daily basis and when my kids are watching DVDs I prefer they just listen through the TV audio.
So I run HDMI from my DVD and my HD satellite DVR to my TV. I then run digital coax from the DVD to the receiver and optical audio from the satellite to the receiver. This way I can watch TV w/o the receiver on and if I want better audio, I turn the receiver on. Much easier for the wife and kids too.
Maybe this would all change if I got a Harmony remote that made it easier to turn everything on with 1 button.