Pablo,

If you're not a "gotta have the best fidelity" guy, you can get the most flexibility by using some Y connectors to send the (composite) video and (analog) audio directly to both the receiver and T.V. from your source components. That way, your family can watch the TV without using the receiver.

Whether the quality of the picture/sound degrades enough to matter, you and your family will have to decide.

You didn't mention why using the receiver was "not good for your family." If it's only because the receiver is more complex for them to operate, it sounds like you're in the market for a good universal remote control :) Some of them are very "user friendly..."

-Bruce

This message was edited by Bruce Burson on 12/21/01 02:31.22.