I need your opinion please. My AVR is a Denon 987 with 2 HDMI inputs. One of the inputs is dedicated to my DTV HD-DVR. Now that I have a Panasonic Blu-Ray and a Toshiba HD-A20 I have to make a decision about connecting the two DVD player since I do not have enough HDMI inputs for both. As I see it I have 2 options.
Option 1: Buy a remote controlled HDMI Switch and two HDMI cables from Monoprice to run both DVD players via HDMI. (I would program my Harmony One remote to operate the switch)
Option 2: Connect the Blu-Ray via HDMI. Connect the HD-A20 via Component (on hand) & Optical Audio (have to buy).
Note 1: My Sony KDF-46E2000 is 720p/1080i max.
Note 2: My Toshiba HD-A20 sends video via Component cables the same as HDMI but I will lose HD audio withe the Optical cable. This is not a really big deal since my HD-DVD collection is much smaller than my standard DVD collection.
Please give me your opinion as to which option you would recommend.
Thanks,
Louis