Upgrade from Onkyo 805 to 875, or ... 605?

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

I just got an 875, and so far I am THRILLED.

Setup is a breeze (the OSD is great). The Audyssey auto-setup is a joy! I've always wanted one that allowed for multiple seating positions.

I'm very impressed with the jack-pack layout. They used the big case to our advantage.

The Reon chip is one similar as in the XA2, and will upscale DVD to the same quality (pretty much the best possible). It will upscale EVERYTHING less than 1080p to 1080p. Interestingly, my Pioneer 5010FD is reporting it is pushing 30-bit colour to the set!

So film 1080i (DTheater) or video 1080i (cable/sat/OTA) get's de-interlaced PROPERLY to 1080p. That seems worth the price of admission right there.

Gary

Is the upscaling something that can only be done when sources other than hdmi are connected or can a cable box connected hdmi still upscale the various resolutions all to 1080p?