I had not even thought of that. Would it work? If so, I'd love to try the Khartago by Odyssey I've read so much about. Wow - that could be interesting, except I'm also worried that perhaps more stuff got a little damaged when I had the first hdmi problem that seemed to be okay. Just not sure if these things are related, but I guess if all else held up for another couple of years, I could replace the receiver then if necessary. Thanks so much for thinking outside the box. Is there any reason this wouldn't work? Thanks for helping!