It's all a matter of your needs... I have one video cable going from my 950 to my TV (with the 950 doing all of the video switching for me).

I do have a pair of audio cables from the TV's audio out to an input on the 950, but I don't really use it (didn't have those until recently, when I had a couple extra sets of cables). The only reason I have those connected is in case I want to use the TV's front A/V inputs for some sort of temporary use (like a video camera or something).

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