Thanks very much Marc for your opinion
Unfortunately, you were wrong in your original assumptions: component video connections have only been around in the UK for about a year and as my equipment is about 4 years old I'm sorry to say that not a single part of it has any of these connections...
I currently use my Yamaha DSP-A2 amp as my "centre of the universe": my TV, VCR, Satellite box, DVD and Dreamcast all go directly into here for all audio/visual connections and then the monitor out goes back to the RGB-Scart on the TV.
Now, I am about to purchase a plasma screen - the Fujitsu...
Wow! What an introduction the HTF! My first time here and I just spent three-and-a-half hours reading all this. Overall, I'd say that this was a very valuable run with some important points raised.
To summarise it as I see it, if you live somewhere they offer HDTV broadcasts and the future...