As with bruning1, I would recommend taking the S-Video directly from DVD to TV. If you had other video sources (satellite, digital cable, etc.), the 1050's video switching could be very useful, but with only one source the best bet for video quality is the shortest path.

Two thoughts on volume. One, DVD's traditionally are "quieter" than other sources. It is due to certain industry standards, which DVD actually adheres to better than VHS and others. Two, the volume control of the 1050 is not measured in dB. Unlike most receivers and pre/pros, it is a more linear scale. Where some receivers are at 80% of their power when the volume is half-way up, the 1050 is only at half power when halfway up. A volume setting in the 50's for DVD's is pretty reasonable. I used to go into the 60's sometimes when I used the 1050 without external amplification.

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