Connectivity on a Philips HTS3115

[BBoy69]

Hi all, first post on this forum so excuse be for being a bit ill informed.

I am about to invest in a complete new home cinema set up.
So far I like the look of this set up:

LG 50PC1D - 50" Plasma (I like the dual HDMI and PC inputs)
Philips HTS3115 - Upscaling DVD, home cinema in a box.
XBox 360, Sky+ HD.

My question is, what would be the best way to connect all this together?

From reading some threads on this forum it looks like there may be a problem with the Philips not having an optical audio input, for the Sky+.

I was thinking that I could get a HDMI switch and simply runn the XBox, PC and DVD through this to the screen. Will this work and will I get full surround from all sources?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
BBoy69

[Portland]

You won't be able to run this all through the HTS3115 - not enough inputs.

Lovely system for basic bedroom or lounge setup, but has only got very basic input capability

If you're soending that much in general, mebbe look to spend a bit more on the DVD/decoder.

Think the Phillips site has a downloadable manual if you want to see the inputs.

[BBoy69]

Thanks for your reply Portland.

Do you have any suggestions as to wht DVD/Decoder I should look at?

[theurbanline]

I've got the HTS 3115 attached to a Samsung 26" HDTV via HDMI. Problem is, I am looking into getting a HD disc player (not sure if Blu-ray or HDDVD) and realise that whilst I can view HD picture via HDMI, I can't output the sound to the HTS3115 without it being in stereo.

Does anyone know of an amplifier / receiver which accepts the speaker cables from the HTS3115 as they are those rectangle plug and play type?

If not, can someone offer me a suggestion??

Thanks.