I will purchase a Samsung LN32A450 next week. I bought a Toshiba A3 player and own an old Pioneer VSX 453 receiver with 5 speakers (2 fronts, 2 rear and a subwoofer). Naturally I want to connect the TV/DVD to my home stereo. The problem is the receiver does not have an HDMI connection point. Currently I have the receiver running through a cheap DVD player through the LD input (1 right, 1 left and 1 to the video out). All of the inputs on the receiver are of the RCA type. Could I make a common connection between the three? Are there any kind of adapters? Thanks for any help.
I don't know if you solved your problem yet. The reason your receiver does not have a high definition port, is because it is able convert to signal to HD. Why not just use the RCA audios out on TV to the receiver that way you send sound only to receiver, and use the TV to view to HD picture from DVD. Connect the RCA audio cables to the CD inputs on the receiver.
