Hey Tj,

You would never be able to hear any difference, if you
switched to digital coax.

Your second question relating to PQ I cannot answer.
LOL... I had the opprotunity to audition one of the 995's
the other day and it wouldn't read a single DVD. This
was used of course but none the less, not too impressive.

I would be surprised if the 995's scaling would be better
than the elite 82. But then again I haven't read anything
negative about the Sony's capabilities in that area.
I guess the one plus would be not having the additional
equipment (receiver) in line. DVD player to display,
rather than DVD to Reciever to Display.

If you do end up with one, post how the PQ compares to
the elite's abilities. I would like to know.

Best of Luck...!