Cheaper solution than a new HDMI A/V Receiver

[ckelly79]

I picked up a JVC RX-D412 a/v reciever last week from amazon.com for $350 shipped. Has 2 hdmi inputs, 1 out; 2 component inputs, 1 out; 3 digital audio inputs and a bunch of analog inputs. Also has a usb input for connecting a computer and playing files through the reciever. The reciever does hdmi switching, not pass thru, so it decodes the audio and sends the video to the tv. It also upconverts all other inputs to hdmi out so you only have 1 hdmi cable running to the tv, and any 480i signals will be upconverted to 480p. Only drawbacks so far is it gets pretty hot and it was a pain in my ass to set up. But, it seems to do all the features of a $800 reciever for $350 so I'm pretty happy in all.