Cheaper solution than a new HDMI A/V Receiver

[Iceman_II]

There is a thread just started about the Sherwood, granted, it is a nice piece of equipment, but personally, I have a hard time upgrading what I think it a pretty darned good DTS reciever, just to get HDMI... So i wanted to start a thread about what I used for a solution.

Octava makes a WONDERFUL piece of equipment (check the link) which does automatic switching of HDMI AND TosLink. I have the PS3, the standard upscaling DVD, and the Satalite HDDVR going into the switch with both HDMI for Video, and TosLink for Audio. I then have the HDMI going to the TV, with the TosLink routed to my existing receiver.

It works like a champ, whenever I turn on the PS3 or the DVD, it AUTOMATICLY switches the output feeds to that component... when I turn those components off, it AUTOMATLY switches back to the active feed (I always keep the DVR active) The logic circuits presume that if you turn on a piece of equipment, you must want to watch it, and if you turn it off, you must want to watch something else.

This switching works seemlessly and requires NO changes on the reciever or the TV... talk about no brainer... hell, even your GF could figure this puppy out.

For $279, or $299 with 4 HDMI cables, one of the best additions I made to the system (well, second best compared to the PS3 )