Actually I need more than just native passthrough, as my TV doesn't support 720p (or the newer 1080p, although I don't believe anything is broadcast at that resolution yet)
Ideally I need the ability to specify what output is presented for each type of signal, so that I can specify 1080i, 720p gets bumped up to 1080i, and 480p and 480i gets bumped to 480p.
The way I see it, its an extremely easy patch to implement. I wish they would just go ahead and do so. After all, the receiver already has to check what resolution is coming in, reference the settings the receiver is set to output, then do the set conversion. It seems like only a minor fix to change the programming reference so that rather than always outputing just the one resolution thats currently set in the menus, it has the ability to do a bit more complex if/then output using all four off the major resolutions available, with a toggle for native passthrough or processed added in to boot.