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Well, I'm not from NewTek but might throw in my two cents worth. If your monitor is a professional grade monitor (mine are not) then you might be OK looping through. If it is not then you probably ought to do two things to insure maximum quality tape output and flexibility. First, DO YOU HAVE ANY MONEY? There is a firm, CCI Electronics (they advertise in Video Toaster magazine) that makes a device that takes the composite out of the Toaster, splits it into Y/C and filters the HECK out of it and then outputs to Y/C. It has multiple outputs but I am not sure if one of them is composite or not. Their number is 800 331-8333. The price is fairly steep (about 700.00) but I hace talked to the designer of this product (Don Cardora) and he used to be at CBS labs for years upgrading 3/4" machines with his circuitry. He tells me that there is an especially pressing need to include this device in the signal path from the Toaster going to any Y/C deck due to the fact that most Y/C machines are built to talk Y/C and have composite only as a fallback. My AG-7750 noticeably degrades the composite input. Another thing to keep in mind is whether or not your monitor provides a straight loop through that is non-filtered. Don tells me that the Toaster output is fine but that it needs to be converted to Y/C and laid to tape with absolutely nothing else affecting the signal. Good luck. Jim Roof Video Graphics Associates