Oh, that simplifies things greatly (forgot how the VCR was hooked up) -- in that case, I would definitely use S-video. If the only video source going to your TV is the DVD player/recorder, I'd recommend going directly from the DVD to the TV to keep the signal path as simple as possible.

Of course, after I typed that I remembered your digital cable box... I'd give my cable company a call and try to arrange for a digital cable box with S-video output -- they're charging you for the superior video quality, and then sticking you with composite video only. If you can pull that off, you could use the 1050's S-video switching and operate solely in the S-vid domain: VCR composite to DVD, DVD s-video to/from 1050, digital cable s-video to 1050, 1050 s-video monitor out to TV. While some people have had trouble with the 1050's s-video switching when using some DVD players, I used a Panasonic DVD player and a Scientific Atlanta digital cable box (Explorer 2000) with the 1050 without trouble.

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