Yeah it's a 5 year old 53" CRT, it was considered one of the best CRT's for SD back then...The video scaler is quite good on the old pioneers....

Gonk, like you said, if the Yamaha really craps out I can't lose with a Oppo 980 for my TV situation and as you guys have stated, the MX-700 remote will have no issue controlling it.

Thanks for the advice........
Vince