Thanks again for your response gonk. I believe its the harmony as the 990 got me out of the analog mode and switched to digital when I selected 'DVD'

The harmony used to do this but I updated it few days ago as I got a new cable STB and had to reprogram. Somehow the DVD setting seems to have been affected.

Anyway atleast I have couple options to work this out.

BTW, excellent reviews on the 990 and other models. This was one of the reasons I ended up with a 990 after a minor audition.