Connecting older amp without HDMI to newer TV, Blu Ray, HD cable components with HDMI

Hi - I have an older Yamaha RXV-600 receiver with no HMDI connectivity, plus a newer Sony HDTV, Samsung Blu Ray player and HD cable box, all of which have HDMI connectivity. Can someone suggest how I can "maximize" the connectivity between these components, given the receivers HDMI connectivity limitations? Thanks in advance!Conne

Hook all the devices to the TV, then an optical out from the TV to the receiver. If you have enough audio inputs on that unit, you could do audio from each device to it.
Best Buy employee, 15 years selling electronics

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    NoHDMI2010 wrote:
    Hi - I have an older Yamaha RXV-600 receiver with no HMDI connectivity, plus a newer Sony HDTV, Samsung Blu Ray player and HD cable box, all of which have HDMI connectivity. Can someone suggest how I can "maximize" the connectivity between these components, given the receivers HDMI connectivity limitations? Thanks in advance!
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