[capran]

I've had the AVR 247 for a few months now, and I use it in conjunction with a 32" Olevia HDTV (720p/1080i) and a home theatre PC as well as game consoles.

I've noticed that the AVR 247 will not pass through video signals from the PC connected by HDMI if the video signal is anything but 720p or 1080i. This is a problem because 1) the screen's native resolution is 1360x768, so text at 1280x720 isn't sharp. 2) When starting up, a PC's BIOS and Windows initial screens are not in 720p/1080i and there's no way to change them, so the display is dark until Windows boots up completely.

Also, video from my PS2 and Wii connected via component does not fill the screen, even when "widescreen" is selected. I have to use the TV's scale function which is unsatisfactory because the only zoom mode that'll put the image on fullscreen crops parts of the image off.

Is there a firmware upgrade available or in the works for the AVR 247 that addresses these concerns? Or if not, is there any way to configure the unit so it does what I want?