Mike, I can't tell what resolution my TV is accepting it's a 720p and the XA2 shows outputting 1080i, the picture through the HDMI connection is cleaner though. I do know the XA2 will only do 1080p through HDMI.
And yes I'm still getting Multi channel PCM via HDMI. through my receiver.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.