Keep in mind that the component output will upconvert to HD resolutions for non-CSS encrypted discs, but it will only do 480i or 480p for CSS discs (which is basically every movie studio title around). If your TV's scaler is better than the 970's MediaTek, then feeding it 480i or 480p might work out better anyway - a small number of folks at AVS have reported such results using the HDMI input at 480i where the set has a really good internal scaler. If you had better results with component, you might try setting the HDMI to 480i or 480p and seeing what your results are.