I am thinking about getting a 1070 but I have one main issue that is holding me back. From reading the manual it looks like that even though there are three component video inputs and two DVI inputs you can still only have three HD connection because the DVI and component connections are not assignable. It wasn't clear if the component inputs are assignable but I don't think they are because of how they're labeled on the back. From what I can gather, with the DVD and video 2 inputs you have a choice of DVI, component, s-video or composite, the video 1 connection gives you the choice of component, s-video or composite and with the video 3 and front inputs you only have the choice of s-video or composite. Am I correct on my understading? Although I currently only have two DVI(hdmi) devices and a PS2 which uses component hook-up I want to get a receiver that is capable of handling a few more as I am sure I will be getting additional HD components in the future. And on a somewhat related topic, I just want to make sure that the DVI inputs are capable of passing through 1080p video and will work with the new HD and Blue-Ray DVD players.
I am basically looking at the 1070 or a Pioneer VSX-1016TXV. I know the 1070 would blow the Pioneer away performance-wise but the only thing the Pioneer offers that is keeping it in the picture is assignable hdmi and component inputs. I know I could get a seperate video switcher but I would prefer to use the receiver as the audio and video switcher to keep things simple for the rest of the familty. I really want the 1070 but I don't want to be stuck with not enough input options in the future. Any advice or recommendations here? Thanks in advance for any help.
Matt