Hi guys, I need some setup help. I've had Magnolia guys setup my system, but I'm making changes now and have a few questions.

If someone can help me organize my audio and video inputs I would really appreciate it.

Here's my situation:

Currently I have XBox/PS2 connecting to Denon AVR-1906 through some splitter they setup

Denon DVD-1920 connected to Pioneer Elite 1130HD with HDMI for picture and optical to the above mentioned receiver.

XBox 360 w/ HD-DVD player connected to TV via component and audio to Denon receiver

and my PC media center connected to TV's D-Sub and white/red cable connected to the Denon receiver

Now at the moment, this is not optimal setup since I'm not getting full digital audio through PC and HD-DVD titles just sound weak (quality wise)

Now, I've decided to rearrange a few things, especially since I also got PS3.

I've decided to completely disconnect old XBox and PS2 and take out the splitter and all that crap.


So at this moment I want to optimally set up my following components with my Pioneer 1130HD and Denon AVR-1906

- XBox 360 w/ HD-DVD player
- PS3 Blu-Ray (it's the 60gb if that means anything spec wise)
- Still want to keep the Denon DVD player for excellent audio and video quality for regular DVDs and audio CDs

I'm hoping to make the setup so it utilizes everything to the max quality, meaning max optical audio quality, HDMI where possible, any XBox 360 upgraded cables w/ optical audio so it will make XBox 360 upscale DVDs as well and be able to game from the PC as well since the graphics card is 7800GTX 512mb w/ DVI output.

The problem I have is also that there's only 1 D-Sub allowing only to connect either PC or XBox 360 with those hi-def VGA cables.

Can someone look at the specs of my equipment and please help me out on how to set this up in the best way. I would really appreciate it.

I guess what I was thinking is to possibly connect PS3, XBox 360 and DVD via optical inputs on Denon receiver (says 3x optical in) and use HDMI for DVD, component for PS3 video, DVI-to-HDMI connector for PC and maybe VGA HD AV cable for XBox 360 to D-Sub of the TV.

Quick specs for inputs on Pioneer 1130HD:

Component Video x 3 (2 rear / 1 front)
A/V Composite x 3 (2 rear / 1 front)
S-Video x 3 (2 rear / 1 front)
2x HDMI

Quick specs for inputs on DENON receiver:

6 x Audio line-in (RCA phono x 2) Rear
6 x Audio line-out (RCA phono x 2) - Rear
1 x SPDIF input (TOS Link) - Front,
2 x SPDIF input (TOS Link) - Rear,
2 x SPDIF input (RCA phono) - Rear,
9 x Speakers output (Banana/spade x 2) - Rear,
3 x S-Video input (4 pin mini-DIN) - Rear,
2 x S-Video output (4 pin mini-DIN) - Rear,
1 x Composite video/audio input (RCA phono x 3) - Front,
2 x Composite video input (RCA phono) - Rear

Possible VGA HD cable for XBox 360 connectivity with optical cable as an add on?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemsetup/xbox360/accessories/vgahdcable.htm

DVI to HDMI cable for PC connecting to TVs HDMI?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16882155026

Again, I really thank you for all the help.

Cheers.


P.S.

If anyone could help me with some problems I keep having with Denon DVD player (DVD-1920) and upscaling regular DVDs to 1080i on my Pioneer Elite 1130HD, I would really appreciate it. Here's the problem:
When I set the DVD to 720 upscaling the image looks significantly better then 480p of course, but when I click on 1080i upscaling, I see some weird interlaced video (it's not really completely destroying the video, but you can see the video playback as interlaced and not smooth like I see it with 720p upscaling).

This is completely weird, Magnolia guys told me, that this might be because Denon DVD player is not really compatible with Elite 1130 but I find that hard to believe. Could it be the type of HDMI cable I'm using that is affecting this or should I look for a solution in something else? Thank you!

wow..no one?

What I would do is get an A/V switching AVR, such as the Pioneer Elite 84 or the Sony DA5200ES. Then run all audio/video to the receiver, and a single HDMI to the display.

If not, I would run PS/3 and computer through HDMI, Xbox through component, and DVD through component or S-video (you have component to spare, so that's the better quality).
I'd run digital from the different playback devices to the receiver. If you don't want to use the front TOSlink, try getting a coaxial digital if one of your devices can output that.
This is not that different from what you're suggesting.