As I posted before my father in law has the bug and he is basically letting me build a decent system for him. I have narrowed down my receiver choices to the 3 above. I'm looking for feedback here on which way I should go. Video up-conversion is a must and these 3 have it.....I wish my Onkyo 800 had it! I have no interest in Yamaha, Pioneer etc. I may look at a Sony ES or NAD but I'm not sure if they offer up-conversion within this price range.

I can actually get a sweet deal on a 989v2 but for some reason Onkyo's flagship doesn't up convert! Go figure.

As I have never owned any of these, I need some help here!