With the caveat that I'm not familiar with your gear (other than the TV), that's exactly how I'd do it. Simply put, this way involves as few components in the chain between the source and what the next component does best: TV gets the straight video feed, and reciever gets the straight audio feed. Full stop.
Yet, there are some other benefits in my view. First of all -- again admitting that I'm not familiar wiht the Rotel -- it's not an unreasonable bet that it's HDMI video switching isn't up to par with a straight feed to the TV. Why bother passing the video through the Rotal at all? I wouldn't. Second, at least in my setup, there are plenty of times when I (or more frequently my wife) just wants to sit down and turn on the TV and watch something (be it cable, a DVD, what have you) without firing up all the additional components to make the whole HT system go. HDMI straight from source to TV gives you the whole shooting match, no extra buttons or nothin' (particularly when you're talking about a handful of non-remote monoblocks that you have to go for a walk to make go in the first place). So, at least for me, it's a no-brainer and how I route all my sources.
Now, if you have a TV with fewer HDMI inputs than you need (which you likley don't) or a video-capable-HDMI-switcher that is up to the task and multiple HDMI sources (which you might), then, by all means, run everything through the receiver. Opinions may vary, and I expect there's no right answer, but that's my two cents.
Yet, there are some other benefits in my view. First of all -- again admitting that I'm not familiar wiht the Rotel -- it's not an unreasonable bet that it's HDMI video switching isn't up to par with a straight feed to the TV. Why bother passing the video through the Rotal at all? I wouldn't. Second, at least in my setup, there are plenty of times when I (or more frequently my wife) just wants to sit down and turn on the TV and watch something (be it cable, a DVD, what have you) without firing up all the additional components to make the whole HT system go. HDMI straight from source to TV gives you the whole shooting match, no extra buttons or nothin' (particularly when you're talking about a handful of non-remote monoblocks that you have to go for a walk to make go in the first place). So, at least for me, it's a no-brainer and how I route all my sources.
Now, if you have a TV with fewer HDMI inputs than you need (which you likley don't) or a video-capable-HDMI-switcher that is up to the task and multiple HDMI sources (which you might), then, by all means, run everything through the receiver. Opinions may vary, and I expect there's no right answer, but that's my two cents.