which receiver would you recommend. looking for higher end, at least 3 or 4 component inputs, DVI and HDMI i guess. A good remote would be a plus

My current denon receiver doesn't do component switching, which is getting annoying.

Only if he's <i>gotta</i> have HDMI switching... I think the 5805's price scares most people off.

Almost all decent receivers do component switching these days.

but i may when i get a plasma or HD DVD?

1055 is now the 1056, but it's probably still in the $1100 range.

C'mon, Duckie. I know you're not a fan of video switching, but seriously: front projection setups <i>like</i> video switching, since it's not always feasible to run a ton of long video interconnects, nor do many projectors have multiple same-connector inputs.

When the monitor has an inferior D/A convertor than the source. And each time you split a signal some signal occurs.

You don't need to send sound to the projector and HDMI cables cost a fortune for long runs like that. If you can see a difference in picture for the benefit of using HDMI switching, then fair enough. If not (often the case), why not make some component cables for far less money and hook it up that way.
I've done the comparison many times. More often than not, HDMI fails to look better than component, and often fails to look as good, with or without switching.
It's all very well having a new technology, but if it isn't an improvement over the rest, what's the point?

and the picture improvement for pure digital is minor, especially if the display size is on the small end of things.

trying to decide how much power i need.

and i don't think it will transcode s-video or composite to component. Same for last generation RSPs. they all do component switching, but the last gen have 2 component inputs as far as i can tell.