The LMC does have an external HDMI hookup. I think there are 2 in and 1 out but I do not want to send the video through the processor. The hookup, etc. has always made sense to me, just didn't know if it could work that way or if it would cancel each out. And I wasn't sure if I would lose audio running it through the TV and back to the processor vs. running direct to the processor. My DVD does have an audio setup so I'll need to revisit once I set up the new LMC.