It depends if your DVD player deinterlaces/upconverts a signal before passing it on. What kind of DVD player do you have?
If I run my wii through my dvd player using composite cables then the DVD player to the TV with HDMI cables and to the receiver with the two composite video will i be able to get 480p as well as surround sound?

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