I have recently bought a number of consumer electronics and its becoming a nightmare to put them all together;

The products are:

1. Apple MacBook - With MiniDVI output, "Combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (minijack)"
http://www.apple.com/macbook/features.ht…

2. An Xbox 360 with HDMI and their XBox-specific component + audio cable (red, white, yellow video)

3. a Wii, which is fun, but hopeless for High definition and I’m not bothered with.

4. A Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector (720p) with 2 HDMI’s in, one component in, SVideo in, computer in & serial in.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/pdf/proj…

5. Last but not least, the culprit of this mess: Onkyo HT-S990THX. A superb 7.1 HTiB sound machine with a disastrous flaw, no HDMI connectivity. In CNET’s opinion:

In terms of connectivity, however, the HT-S990THX’s receiver was a mixed bag. There are three A/V inputs, each of which can accept composite, S-Video, or component-video connections; a fourth composite-only A/V input is located on the front panel. The HT-S990THX also offers component video conversion, which enables any analog video input (composite, S-video or component) to be transmitted via the component video outputs. That means you need to run just one set of component cables to your TV. But the HT-S990THX has no HDMI connections or switching capabilities.

http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theater-sys…

My current proposed setup is:

1. Projector is connected via component to the receiver.

2. Wii is connected and is no problem

3. XBox has HDMI, but I cannot use it to the receiver, so its connected via its XBox-specific cable, with Component quality video, but red + white + yellow audio.

4. The MacBook becomes a problem. The only way I see it possibly connecting is:

4.1 Audio: use the Mac’s "combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (minijack)" into the optical in of the receiver (which are hopefully compatible?)

4.2 For Video: No idea. The only possible solution I can think of is a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter, then a DVI to HDMI adapter, and then a 10m/33ft HDMI cable to the projector… but this hardly seems ideal… not only due to the amount of adapters and length of the HDMI cable, but also because it wouldn’t be connected directly to the receiver. Can I get Component connectivity into the receiver from a MacBook?

my main question:

What would be the ideal setup for this system (preferably exploiting the 7.1 system & component/HDMI quality video)?

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Thank you very much if you managed to read all the way until here. Thank you even more if you can help me!

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