SS4Rob said:
This is the review I was reading aboot - the 605 rather than the 905:
http://reviews.*********/av-receivers/onkyo-tx-sr605-black/4505-6466_7-32430579.html
How is your upconversion?
Edit: LOL - I forgot about the Sea Net ban
The Onkyo 875 and 905 both use HQV's Reon video processor. Basically it's as good as anything on the market up to 1080p resolution. The only processor that beats it is HQVs Realta processor and that only has an avantage because it can scale to resolutions beyond 1080p and handle some really funky cadences that don't really exist in the real world.
I LOVE my Onkyo 905. It's the best $1600 I've ever put into my home theater. I've got two rooms running off of one set of equipment using the 905's two HDMI outs. The only caveat is that it can't drive two rooms simulanteoulsy; but, that isn't an issue since one HDMI out is going to the projector and one is going to a flat panel. Oh, and the 905 has some serious amplification in it. Power enough that I don't even consider the possibillity of ever needed separate amplification. I haven't found a point where its internal amp has even begun to strain (although I have found a point where the structural integrity of my home theater room seems in question from the sound pressure levels).
The Onkyo's below the 875 & 905 offer Faroudja scaling. It is very capable of scaling to 480p; but, it sucks at going to resolutions beyond that. This is why Onkyo doesn't advertise the ability to scale to 720p which can be done via a hidden menu. These models do "transcode" analog signals (composite, S-video, component, etc) to HDMI. If you pick up one of these models, I'd let it spit everything out via HDMI and leave the scaling to your source device. These receivers are pretty good at switching and as an audio processor/amp. Not so much as a scaler.
The 875 and 905 are where the scaling action is at.
Back on subject - I want DTS-MA HD. <holds my breath like a child until Sony delivers>