Home System Upgrade VIP 622

[maspain]

Well, my tried and true 43" Sony rear projection TV has finally bitten the dust. I need some help. Will be upgrading to a new LCD soon. Money is tight, so I can only spend $$$ on what I need. Don't really have the funds to upgrade receiver and TV at the same time. I have a VIP 622 running through an Onkyo TX SR573 Receiver to my TV with optical for sound. I also have my Xbox 360 and DVD player running through the receiver as well. My receiver has no HDMI hookups. (Came out before HDMI took off.)

My question is, If I upgrade to a LCD TV w/ HDMI, can I run HDMI from the 622 to the TV, and optical to the receiver for sound? Will it isolate the signals that way? Or can you do either HDMI or component connections?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

[MrDogDad]

That will work fine. The optical output is always active. Just mute or turn down the sound on the LCD if you don't want to use built in speakers along with your Onkyo's speakers.