Hi, > > - most important, my amp (Yamaha AX1) is capable of switching YUV input > > signals (and add his OSD to it), but can't do RGB > no, the AX1 don't have a OSD via YUV (only with FBAS und Y/C). > That's *the* real reason... if you have more than one YUV device (VDR + > something else) *or* you really need the OSD from the amp. > My amp only switch S-Video, and does not add OSD, and it would not be a > problem for me to directly connect the VGA output from the VDR to the > display device, since the VDR is in fact the only valuable video device > (VCR does not count as "valuable" : composite only, mono audio, etc.). > > > So the highest achievable quality for me is YUV > > I googled for YUV + Matrox + DirectFB, but can't find anything else than > overlay specifications : nothing about output signal type. > I'll think that Ati is the better choice, if you want YUV ... Greetings burki