Video Switching

Not sure there's going to be a good solution for me, but figured I'd throw it out there to see if someone can surprise me.

The problem is that my receiver (Onkyo TX-SR706) is repeatedly dropping the video when I'm playing games like Final Fantasy X, for 3-5 seconds when the game switches between a pre-rendered cinematic, or even some of the flashback scenes that litter the early parts of the game. The audio keeps going just fine BTW.

Right now, the PS2 connects to my receiver via Component video and uses a toslink cable for audio. The receiver then switches that video to HDMI output. I've done as much as is possible with this receiver to disable any upscaling it might be doing, with no real luck. It doesn't seem to matter if I tell it to upscale to 1080p or just do straight passthrough, it still drops the video.

So, here's the problem. I hate having to switch inputs on my TV/monitor, and that's a big part of why I bought this receiver. It could switch video from component/composite/svideo to HDMI.

The way I figure it I have about 3 options, none of which are terribly good, and so I'm hoping someone can come up with something else. I'm not married to the toslink audio, since Xenosaga 2 is really the only game I've ever seen make use of 5.1 audio, and then only for a select few cut scenes. So going to composite audio isn't out of the question.

#1: Get a PS3 and HDMI splitter with dual outputs, so that the audio goes to the receiver, and video directly to the TV/monitor. I almost never use my Xbox anymore, so I'm not concerned if I should have to switch inputs for it the rare cases I want to use it.

#2: Get a TV to replace my 2009W monitor, so that I can switch inputs with a remote. Why Dell builds these monitors with about 50 different input options, but doesn't think to include a simple remote is beyond me.

#3: Manually switch inputs any time I want to play my PS2. This is doable, but it's a giant pain, and it involves having to run an extra set of component cables.