In a pre/pro + multi-channel power amp setup,
- Do both pre/pro & power amp need to be turned on for stereo music listening?
- Does the pre/pro process both video & audio signal or just the video signal?
- From the DVD player, do i connect the video output directly to the LCD (via Components or HDMI), and the audio signal to the pre/pro?
- If i have a separate CD player, do i connect it to the pre/pro or directly to the multi-channel power amp?

Which model of pre/pro and multi-channel power amp would you recommend?

What is video switching? Is it for digital video on cable TV?

I agree with you, running video source directly to the TV is a good idea. However, it would be great if i can make use of the upsampling function in the pre/pro to increase the resolution of the satellite TV signal i subscribed to. It has pretty low resolution that the pictures appear to be worse on my 42" Plasma than a CRT TV. To make things worse, i will be getting a 46" Sharp LCD TV for my HT. Will check if the new TV has at least 2 inputs (HDMI or Components), one for HD video source (DVD) direct, another input for satellite signal running thru the pre/pro.

Is HDMI better than Components?

Thank you guys for helping me understand this game better! It's getting more and more interesting now!!