My bad again, I was talking about the cables, not the picture quality. No doubt going from 480 to 1080 would be a GREAT difference in picture quality. I've seen the two, and, boy, what a difference.

But, a "good" component output to input connection compared to a HDMI connection, I believe, would be difficult to discern, at least from what I have read.

The Rat. M80s, VP-150, QS8s, SVS PC 20-39+, OPPO, Onkyo 703s, Harmony 880 Sony 60" SXRD HDTV