My gold is to run all my audio through the receiver and get the best video signal to the display. Is the hookup I listed right?
Pioneer PDP-4360HD Plasma Display Input--HDMI from 8300HD Cable Box Input--Component Video from SVP-7700
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD Digital Video Recorder (Cable Box) Input--Cable In Output--HDMI to PDP-4360HD Plasma Display Output--Digital Out Audio (optical) to STR-DA5ES Receiver
Sony STR-DA5ES AV Receiver Input--Digital In Audio (optical) from SVP-S7700 DVD Input--Digital In Audio (optical) from 8300HD Digital Video Recorder
Sony SVP-S7700 DVD Player Output--Component Video to PDP-4360HD Plasma Display Output--Digital Out Audio (optical) to STR-DA5ES Receiver
Looks good to me . If you ever do a multi room set up you will need to use anaolog in adition to your digital audio connections, digital will not pass to multi room.