theHead...
Thanks. JVC jes' didn't cross my mind.

I guess my hidden question is: do I "care" that an A/V rec.
does not have HDMI connections?

All I wanna do is run TV sound, (not throbbing, booming
movie sound), through an add on Ctr channel and 2 R/L sats
and mabye run another pair of speakers out on my lanai.

Thus, do I really need/care that any given recevier does not
have HDMI connects?
BR,mD