This question probably has an obvious answer to some, but I haven't had much experience with this sort of thing!
If I have an AV receiver that has both coax and optical-in ports, and has connections for 5.1 surround speakers, then can I assume that If I connect a bluray player using either of those two ports, I will get 5.1 sound?
The reason I ask is because I'm about to get a bluray player, and I'm thinking of buying such a receiver from Trademe. I don't want to fork out the $$ for a receiver that has HDMI inputs.
Thanks for your help.