Latest (11-Nov-08) information from Oppo on output resolution switching in the 980:

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There is no auto-resolution control in any of our current products. We are looking into adding this support as a firmware upgrade, but we have had issues getting the hardware to work properly.
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There are no direct resolution controls [Ed: discrete IR codes] on any of our products. Resolution changes are toggle only.

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