Okay I'll say it again. Picture quality is subjective. You may it looks the same , I say it looked better. Having the latest chip sets, encoders etc , would seem to me to give you a better picture quality. Every receiver I have had in terms of hd , has looked better to me then what it replaced. It could just be in my head, but I think the picture quality looked better. I know my new 2011 Toshiba 3-d Hd led tv surelooks much better than the 2007 Toshiba lcd hd tv it replaced. But is might just be in my head too.
