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Don, I'm ONLY using the RG58 cables for monitors and such things. I'm running the actual component video signal from the PAR into a special breakout cable which connects to the camera connector on a BVW-35 deck. BTW, I know you like high tech stuff: A TV show has lent me a real nifty item: an IR Thermal Viewer. I've played around with one of these some years ago but the technology has dramatically improved. This little unit looks and operates very much like a small camcorder. You just give it a minute to warm-up and then you look through the viewfinder and, with a few simple adjustments, you can see all sorts of interesting things. I used it find the hot spots on the Micropolis: the hottest thing on them are the two small square chips at the front. I also found that the Viewer will let you see through (into) walls. I can look at the gypsum walls in my house and clearly see each stud and each nail! This unit also has a video out and a freeze-frame button. I only get to have it for a week; it rents for $1,500 per week. Sure like to keep it. Alec Jason