Hooking up a HDMI reciever

[mdtulp]

Ive been thinking of getting a 7.1 hdmi reciever. The only problem is my blu ray player (Sony B-300) only has one HDMI out put, I wouldnt want to sacrafice the HDMI connection for picture so how would I hook up a HDMI reciever? Would I just have to get a blu ray player with multiple HDMI outs or is there another way?

[Ranger-R]

reciever is a pass-thru so you would need another cable. One from player to reciever and then from reciever to tv

[Slec]

not sure I understand your question... I'll take a stab anyway..

If you add an HDMI receiver, it will have 2+ HDMI inputs, and 1 HDMI output. It will act as a switcher based on where you assign the inputs.

BD player>HDMI>Receiver input 1 (assigned to DVD)
Receiver Ouput>TV

edit: It should display the video the same as your BD player (video pass-through)

[mdtulp]

Originally Posted by Ranger-R

reciever is a pass-thru so you would need another cable. One from player to reciever and then from reciever to tv

so the reciever can actually output the video signal to the tv?

[Blu-Raider]

Originally Posted by mdtulp

so the reciever can actually output the video signal to the tv?

Yep.

[dajesso]

That's why it's called an A/V receiver. It switches audio and video. If it supports HDMI, then thats perfect!