Rewire the S-video on ZRH-516 / LRH-539?

[hothersale]

I've ordered the ZRH-516 hdd/dvd recorder, but the fact that there is no s-video input in the back of the unit really bugs me. I've got little kids, so I really can't have a cable sticking out of the front of the unit. I'm going to test the picture quality without it, but I have a feeling I may be sending it back.

It occured to me, however, that it might be possible to rewire the unit so that the S-video input uses the connector in the back instead. The connectors are the same, so wouldn't it just be a matter of opening the box, disconnecting the front input and running a wire to the connector in the back? (I'm guessing I would also have to re-wire the front audio inputs to the back panel to keep them in the same input group.)

Does anyone think this would be doable or am I totally crazy? If the S-video connectors are attached directly to the circuit board I might not want to try it, but if there is any kind of wiring between the connectors and the board, the job might not be too hard. (Yes, I realize that opening the unit would completely void my warranty and I would lose the use of my front inputs, but I wasn't planning on using them anyway.)

So, opinions? Maybe someone who has already opened their ZRH-516 to put in a bigger drive could shed some light on the guts of the unit.

[redwudz]

Hardly any electronic device produced on an assembly line anymore uses discrete wiring if they can avoid it, so I have my doubts. Likely the socket is part of the board.

If there's a hack for a hard drive change, maybe a site has some internal photos of the unit.