Connections to LCD TV

I purchased the 40" Dynex TV which has 2 HDMI inputs, 1 component input and 1 composite input.  I went from my cable box to one of the HDMI inputs. I now have an older DVD player and a Wii system. I can go from one of them to the component input. How do I go from the other one to the remaining HDMI input?

You would want to use a composite (red white and yellow) vs component (red blue green with two extra for audio red and white). The component should have five and composite should have 3.
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