Hooking up HD DVD and a universal player to the same 5.1 receiver...

I would recommend a good quality switching box. I use one for several of my analog devices and there is no degradation in sound quality what so ever.

I am using a cheap component switcher from Phillips that I got on Ebay. It works because it also switches the L, R, and composite with the component ... therefore it is 6 channels of switching. I have SACD, DVD-A, HD-DVD, and soo Blu-Ray into one analog input. It will work till My Meridian gets an HDMI input.


Rafael

I am also using a relatively cheap switcher (the Pelican System Selector) that was designed for component video switching. I've got my DVD-A/SACD and my HD-D1 running into it and then outputting to my 5.1's on my receiver. BTW, this cheap switcher also does Toslink!


I would not use 6 Y RCA's to split the input. You might be introducing unwanted noise from the unit that is "off". The Pelican System selectors can be bought from video game stores for $99. Best Buy also sells a Psyclone System Selector for $99, but I hate the silver color.