Originally Posted By: 72mustang
My question is now IF my wife wants to watch TV without the stereo on, is there a way she can have it with just the Satelitte and TV on only???


What receiver do you have? I know my Denon can pass the HDMI signal through when it is in standby. You just need to turn on HDMI control. You can then set it to pass the last used HDMI input or have it always pass a selected source. This would eliminate your need for a splitter.