I'm about to accept delivery of a Samsung HLR5078W. When I got the 990, I just assumed I'd be doing my video switching there, with one and only one DVI connection from the 990 to the TV, and DVD and cable into the 990. Some of the earlier comments on the forum made it seem like a no-brainer with the high quality of the switching.

Well, on the AVS thread for owners of the Samsung, it seems like the "best practice" is for the video to go directly from the DVD and cable box to the TV, with the audio routed through the 990. The claim is that degradation of the video signal through the receiver/pre-pro is avoided this way.

My questions are for people who have routed their cable and DVD video directly to their TVs: why did you do it that way, are you happy with the result, and what do you think would happen if you went through the 990 for your video? Any other comments on the matter are welcome, especially in the next day or two .