Just to add...
HDMI has both video and audio in 1 cable. So, if your dvd player has and HDMI output, plug it into one of the available ports and configure the receiver to use that port as DVD. (I assume Sony has some sort of on screen menu to do this.) Then, when you want to watch a DVD, select "DVD mode" on your receiver and you are done.
The optical input is audio only. So, you will need to run video cables (probably component..Red, Blue, Green) to one of the 4 comp. inputs you have, and also run an optical cable to one of the optical inputs you have. Then, setup the receiver so that "DVD mode" uses the correct input for both audio and video.
Man, I hope I am not making things worse here.
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