I have had the Pioneer 563A for 3 months ($159 at Best Buy - open box). Hooked it up to the 950/7100 expecting to use it as a "throw away" until I could afford a Denon, etc. The video and the audio is good enough for me to forget about buying the Denon. SACD, Dark Side of the Moon, and DVD audio, Steely Dan, are fantastic. However, the original $159 is going to cost me a lot more as I am rebuying all of my favorite music in these formats. Chicago II is wonderful.
The video for movies is also very good. I was not expecting this to be that good since most universals were costing $500 and up. Wow, what a value.