clopez,

This is an interesting delema. I bought a used 950, with a reported hiss problem, that was shipped to the original owner in May 02. I thought the s-video switching was just fine even though there were reports of it being soft in comparison to a direct connection. The used 950 was then replaced with a red dot unit. The s-video switching on the red dot unit did not seem as clear as it was on the previous unit. I would have kept the first 950 but the red dot unit sounded so much better that I decided to deal with the softer s-video switching. Then again it could be just my imagination playing tricks on me (not the sound part).

didjdude