On my Pioneer SD-643HD5, if I use the RGB input then I have no control over color, tint, temp, sharpness. I guess this means it bypasses the color decoder... ?? This is beyond my area of expertise so I'm not sure if that's an accurate statement. Feel free to tell me that's wrong.

So, with that being said, does that mean that the RGB input is better than the Component on my TV? I've read about "red push" associated with decoders, so am I avoiding this issue by using RGB?

Also, as I understand it, if I input RGB that means that somewhere else along the video chain something other than my TV had to do the YCbCr->RGB conversion for me. In my case, I have everything run through a DVDO Edge video processor. So it seems to me that this fancy piece of equipment should do a decent job at the conversion, and therefore I should just use the RGB input.

Does my reasoning hold? Is the RGB a better input for my TV?

Thanks!

I have the SD-533HD5, your tvs little brother. I have an HDFURY attached to my rgb port so I can use HDMI devices. Looks just as good as the component inputs. Take my advice and get the optional power supply with the HDFURY.

Yeah, I just recently purchased the HDFury2. :)

Interesting, I never went for the HDFury1 because I read about so many issues using it with Pio/Mits RPTVs (image shift, among others). Did you not experience any of these issues?

The biggest difference I've noticed between RGB and Component is the sharpness. Everything looks *way* too soft for my taste. Not sure if that's because I've been so used to using the Component input, or if my TV needs to be calibrated in some other way. Did you not notice this difference?

No thoughts on RGB vs. Component input? :(