Hi,
On a Pronto-equipped system with discretes one can set a client's system for any audio input and any video input. With no Pronto and composite, S-vid, and component video sources, he could be hitting his TV/Video button all night long and continually getting picture and sound out of sync.
On many systems not Pronto equipped I have run all the sources into the receiver with composite (VCR and cable box) and S-video (DVD and satellite). The Integra receivers I usually use convert the composite so it will exit on the S-video output. I can leave the client's TV on Video 1 all the time, and he only has to switch the receiver's input.
Obviously we lose something by using S instead of component. What is the level of performance lost? A magnitude equivalent to the difference between S and composite would be unacceptable. But there doesn't seem to be a great *VISIBLE* difference between S and component.
What do you think of the tradeoff here?
=Tom