Trying to get the best video quality with my consoles (and other problems)

[alec006]

I've seen some VHS/DVD combo players that I think have component output. Would that be for just the DVD side or both sides?

That's only for the DVD side, the only VHS players that I know have component outputs are a few broadcast decks and DVHS machines which are becoming more rare and expensive. There was a weird VHS Blu-Ray combo deck that Panasonic put out a few years ago that had HDMI out for both sides, but it's way over priced now days. When it comes to VHS, S-VHS decks are the best and cheapest route to go since VHS has a low resolution to begin with.