Newb questions: Denon 987 vs Pioneer SC-07

[patelking]

Ok so I know some stuff about home audio but nothing compared to what everybody here knows. That being said I also know of the SC-07 owners thread and having read through a good part of it, I'd like to ask these questions:

1. Denon 987 vs Pio Sc-07 - which to keep. purchased denon 1 yr ago BNIB for $350 and pio sc-07 display model last week for $500. Number of hdmi ins/outs in comparison is not a big deal but I know the sc-07 supports 1.3 vs avr987 at 1.1? any real difference? I looked it up and found more support for xv color and deep color which is all fine and dandy b/c i have a 52xbr6 but I dont think I'll see that difference.


2. Does the sc-07 do HDMI passthrough in that if I have my BR (bdp-51fd) hooked up to it but I dont want to use the receiver, will sound and video both come through on the tv with receiver in standby mode? or video only? or nothing

3. Which one uses less energy?

4. what other advantages am I getting from the SC-07? Wattage is not an issue.

5. Do either of these receivers upconvert HDMI sources? as far as I can tell, I dont think either do

I have more questions but am blanking right now.

Thanks in advance for the help.


My current components/config:
Denon AVR-987
Pio BDP-51fd
Toshiba HD-a20
PS3
Xbox elite
cablebox/DVR
sony 52xbr6