We did use standard PDI delux card with monster 3 s-video cable, but did you use composite out and tweaked the PDI card even more next time?
I really would like to know because I want my HLD-X0 to be as good as they can be.
/Mattias
Ps. I will soon get a really great new computer (800 GB hard drive) and I have rather fast connection, so one should not need to ship hard drives across the world.