I'll offer an opposing viewpoint yet again
First off, why would you be running RCA audio from the dvd player to your receiver? You'll need digital coax or optical to transmit digital sound such as DD or DTS. Second, DVI and HDMI runs are transmitting signals over copper, and while 25' isn't that long, copper is definitely more prone to signal loss than fiberoptic cabling, that's why fiberoptic cabling and not copper is used to transmit signals across oceans. I'm also a bit weary of routing video through receivers even when the bandwidth is high....no facts to support a reason not to, just me being paranoid on that issue. My choice would be option #2, but my main objection here is that you shouldn't be using analog RCA cables from your dvd player to carry audio either way you go
