I'd welcome thoughts on the following scenario -

I currently have a G91 feeding 5xDSP5K's and a Pioneer 504HDE plasma.

I'm very close to making a decision on a DVDO VP30 scaler. The driver for this is the realisation that I will soon need HDMI switching. Whilst I could of course get a HDMAX421, it seems like a sensible decision to go to the VP30 given cost/functionality.

However - this would mean that I'd take all scaling and switching responsibilities away from the G91 - it would basically only be used as a DVD player and processor. Having turned my brain to mush trying to work out the implications, I think I'm right in saying that I would not be able to feed the audio out from the DVD to the VP30 and then back into the G91 for processing - I'd have to leave it in there.

This messes up the "neatness" of the switching somewhat, but I guess I could live with it. However, the main question - and point of the thread - that then arises is....

Would I be better off without the G91, and replacing it with, say, an SDI-modded 596 and a 500-series processor (a 561 or 565)? A G68 is out of the question due to financial constraints.

Help and advice greatfully received.