What I was saying is that I HAVE been doing this for nearly ten years successfully and was just wondering if anyone else was trying or had tried it with the same results. As for the picture being improved, I would say that it is brighter, sharper, and with deeper colors. As previously mentioned, it's on an old, cheap (even back then) Philips DVD-Recorder. As for lag, I have not once noticed any. I used to use my JVC S-VHS VCR to hook up my NES and Genesis to via composite and then output S-video back in the late 90's/early 00's, so this was the next logical jump up for me. I also should mention that I only have CRT TV's. I find it works just as well on my 26" Samsung HD CRT in 480p as it does in 480i on my Sony CRTs. I'm not certain how it would perform on an LCD/Plasma/LED, etc. Anyway, just curious and wanted to share and was wondering if what I've been doing is "peculiar" or-not.