My TV forwards two-channel sound coming from all inputs, including the front panel one, to the stereo out jacks on the back, which I have connected to the receiver for watching TV. It also works for watching VHS, although I can also use the direct link to the receiver. Depends on the receiver setting and doesn't seem to matter much. For the DVD it makes a big difference because then we're talking optical DD 5.1 vs. a downmixed 2 channel pro logic encoding, but I don't think that will be an issue for video games. :-)