Receiver With Hdmi Best Unit For Price How Do I Use HDMI W/ A Receiver/TV/DVD Player Set Up?

How do I use HDMI w/ a receiver/TV/DVD player set up? - receiver with hdmi best unit for price

Hear through the DVD player (s) to a CD, for the most part, so I think that one of the Yamaha home theater receiver, although I'm not "in" movies, so you're likely not in contact with speakers that 5 +. ..
In any case, it seems unlikely that a single HDMI cable three units - rec'er, TV and DVD player - I need to know, Connect, if I am wrong or if I'm right and if so, what else do I need and how can I use? Thanx ~ Jonathan