There is one other piece to the puzzle that I failed to mention. My Denon receiver which all my video runs through can only route video in from S-video source to video out via S-video. Likewise, composite video in via a VCR can only be routed to composite out, not to S-video out.

I am thinking my best solution is to ditch cable TV, get a dish, and then all the video signals get routed via S-video. This way I can leave my TV set to the right video source (video 1) all the time.

Dave