So, I have my first surround system. It is old - it's an RCA RT2600. I am trying to figure out how to hook my bluray player up to it. My TV is RCA (not an RCA fan, it was just cheap...now I'm thinking for a reason). My bluray player only has an HDMI out, an A/V out and a coax audio out. My TV has only a red and white audio out. Now...I can hook up the surround via the red/white cables but I've heard the coax, optical and HDMI are the only ways to get true surround.
My receiver has virtually every input you can imagine but no HDMI in/out. The TV also has coax in (why no coax out???). I can use the bluray player to transmit sound via the coax out, but that cable is put together with the A/V out and can't be used in conjunction with the HDMI. I'm about to pull my hair out. I have very little money (bought the surround sound used for $75). I will be buying a PS3 in a couple months, which has an optical out, but is there anything I can do in the meantime?