I had pretty much the same question about whether to bypass the 1070 with HDMI from the Oppo 970. But the question popped up about on screen menus, if any, for the 1070. If the the HD tuner or the DVD is the selected source, is it possible, or even necessary for 1070 menus to appear? None of the equipment has arrived yet, so I'm still fishing in the dark for the setup I need. I would be nice to skip owning two HDMI-DVI cables.