Do I need a new Receiver?

I have a question that I was not sure whether it belongs under players or receivers, but here it goes. I recently bought a Sony BDP-s390 blu ray player. I have a pretty old Sony Receiver, the STR-k670p, that was part of a home theater system i bought roughly 5-7 years ago. There are no HDMI ports on the receiver, so my current set up is blu ray player to the TV, optical from the TV to the receiver to get the audio. However, what I am noticing is that when playing blu rays, they are pretty quiet and I have to crank the volume alot to hear stuff that isn't loud action scenes. I am confused because my xbox, computer, etc. are really loud on a low volume. I then tried leaving the blu ray player hooked up to the TV and hooked up the orange coaxial cable from the blu ray player to the receiver. That seemed to help the audio become louder, but still not quite where I feel it should be. So this is my question: Is my receiver too old/does it not have the correct decoders? Would buying an updated receiver fix this problem? If so, I would love some recommendations for some affordable receivers that go great with blu ray but also have alot of red/white inputs for record players and other assorted gear I use.
Do I need a new Receiver?

DirecTV to PC

I just installed the DirecTV to PC app this week and it's really a nice feature. I record everything anyway so I can access what I need.

I normally don't need it but I only have one DVR and my daughter and grandchildren are visiting so I turned the HR34 over to them. The PC app is working great and responds perfectly to a Media Center remote.

It's nice to be able to accomodate visitors and not have to pay for a lot of extra receivers.
DirecTV to PC

HD to SD

OK, as I am an idiot when it comes to technology this will most likely be the stupidest inquiry in the history of this forum.

I just recently upgraded to an HD tv in tandem with an upgrade in my Directv to HD. My daughter does not like how the HD looks. The cinematography throws her off. I am not sure if I can describe it accurately. I mean it is kind of like you are standing on the set watching the movie play out as opposed to watching a movie. And actually her mother and I can see where she is coming from. But as far as I am concerned it is the bomb when it comes to watching sports. I feel like I am at the game. I love that part.

Does anyone know of a way where I can alternate between HD and SD at my leisure? Sorry to take up time and space with such a novice question.
HD to SD

New Tomb Raider Crossroads trailer

+ YouTube Video ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

March 5th 2013, they delayed it to get away from COD and Halo which is a smart move...

This is like an origins story but the trailer was pretty damn awesome, I cannot wait for this!
New Tomb Raider Crossroads trailer

EVGA Customer Support Rocks...I Am Now an EVGA Fanboy

Four score and seven years ago I posted a thread here on HDF called something like "for sale GTX 580, cheap" because I ordered a 680. Mase bought it off me.

Except Mase has no 580! It got lost or some shit in the mail. I've never had that happen before...I've mailed tons of stuff and never had a package go missing. But he didn't get it.

Well both Mase and myself got tired of fucking with the post office (TOTAL pain the ass...ask Mase if you don't believe me :lol:) and I just went ahead getting the insurance money that I put on the 580 I sent Mase.

Now, the missing 580 I sold Mase is still under EVGA warranty. EVGA does not (should not??) do anything about cards lost in the mail. However, I have bought tons of EVGA graphics cards so I called them and told them the whole story.

My hope was to somehow get Mase a replacement 580. Mase is getting a 680 instead. :D

Maybe it's because I have bought 3 580's and one 680 in the past year or so, I dunno...but EVGA customer support let me "step up" (magical upgrade of some kind) the 580 to a 680. :eek:

I have had great experiences with EVGA in the past also - they replaced a 580 even though I clearly fried it myself.

At any rate, Mase gave me $250 GameStop money for a 580 and is getting a 680 instead. Because EVGA is a fucking great company. :)

EVGA has a customer for life in me. :thumbsup:
EVGA Customer Support Rocks...I Am Now an EVGA Fanboy