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While it might be a cable or my dvd-r machine, I did notice that trying to use the component out of my DVD recorder (Toshiba) gave a yucky greenish cast to the picture (didn't matter if it went through my receiver or direct to the TV), while the svideo output was perfect. The component out of my cable box is also perfect through the same cables and inputs. Good thing I had the Svideo connections.
That condition could easily be caused by a loose or bad cable (or a bad port on the player) when using component video.
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If the 997 has a USB input, maybe a USB turntable might work?
Two problems there.

First, if it's like the USB connection on the 990, it needs to connect to a PC so that the receiver can mimic an external sound card - which wouldn't work well with other USB devices. And if it is like the USB connection on some disc players, it would only work with mass storage devices (hard drives, USB sticks, etc.) and not peripherals like a USB turntable. So the odds are that a USB turntable wouldn't work with the USB connection on any surround receiver or processor.

Second, a USB turntable would not be a satisfactory answer for the audience that wants a phono preamp. That audience wants a purely analog signal path from vinyl to speaker, because the source device is analog. A USB turntable has a built-in phono preamp (which solves the problem of no preamp in the processor) followed by an ADC that converts the signal into digital - thus insuring that the folks who wanted a phono preamp in the first place wouldn't touch that turntable with a 10' pole...
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