Like the subject says, does anyone see any benefits in running a 480i feed from, say, an Oppo 971 to an noise/block reducer like the Mosquito/Flea prior to a VP?

I have a Mosquito (non-HDMI) and am currently running my cable box to it prior to the VP, and the unit does wonders to SD broadcast. Currently my Oppo971 outputs to the VP via HDMI. If there are benefits to be had by going to the Mosquito first then I'll output via component to it then the VP. If that is the case, then I have a problem with the audio feed. I have a Harmony 880 remote and don't want to have to into the VP (DVDO VP30) device menu and manually change the audio input when switching sources on the Mosquito. Not to mention my wife will never approve of that as she will never be able to figure it out. My question then is, are there any detrimental effects to splitting the output from the Mosquito with a Y-adapter and running it into two separate inputs on the VP - this way I can configure the audio for each? Or is this all more trouble than it's worth? I don't have a receiver that can be controlled to switch the audio so that is out of the equation.

Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

Andy

I have an analog Mosquito and use it infrequently for DVDs.

In my case, I use two inputs into my VP (SDI direct from the player, and component from the player through the Mosquito), and use both the coax and Toslink outputs from the 2900 for both video outputs. One input memory is used for the SDI/coax, another for component/Toslink. If the Oppo can output HDMI and component simultaneously, you could try this combination.

I don't think a "Y" cable would be optimal, but it may work. If you have to split the video signal, you should use some sort of active distribution amp.

Absolutely. I have a Flea that I use for SD DVD's. I do not have a VP yet, so I am left using the Flea after my Oppo 983 outputs 720p. It works very well, I love it!

Thanks for the replies guys.

As I wrote above, my Mosquito is the component version with only 1 set of outputs, so I'm wondering if it's okay to split the output into two, which then goes to different inputs on my vp. I'm wondering if there are an signal backfeed problems to either source. Thanks.