my analog video cable runs... as my digital video ones... are pretty short to the Outlaw...3 ft cables...
it's the cable length to the projector that really taxes the signal (25ft)....
I've eliminated component cable from my DVD player...
480p in component...was totally blown away by HDMI no matter which resolution 480p,720p or 1080i
an analog versus digital issue...I'm pretty sure...
but my problem wasn't resolution or clarity...
but rather a signal issue...being chewed by the 1070....
and it wasn't the first time....
I have read about others here who have had a similar issue but with small portable game consoles hooked-up to their receiver or pre-amp.

the only analog video sources I have are an aging vcr, a Dreamcast fed in S-video...and a Gamecube fed in component... apart from the occasional trip down nostalgia lane...those sources rarely come on...
so it is a minor issue...but I do want my 1070 to handle all it's supposed to...
if a full shutdown is necessary once in a while...I can live with that...
also...
I agree with that saying you mentioned....
Less is More...
but for me...
less analog....more digital
for video anyways....