Hi hashts,
Much of this confirms what I've written in features for Axiom's AudioFile monthly newsletter, as well as backing up some of my own tests of DVI vs. component video connections.
Indeed, using DVI or HDMI may actually result in a somewhat degraded signal (compared to component video) because a lot of extra data is consumed by the digital "handshake" the anti-copying software has to make with the display device before it "allows" the two devices to communicate. As our in -house engineer noted, "fewer bits allocated to the video image means possible degradation".
Consequently, component-video connection may produce a visibly superior picture.
I'm not convinced than an A/V receiver equipped with HDMI switching will enable an on-screen menu. It seems that superimposing the receiver's on-screen menu data might corrupt the HDMI signal, but I may be wrong here.
Regards,
