Nice review Papa. I'll have to get the Cream DVD. I received my oppo Thursday and have limited information to report back. I did watch a couple of movies. Aeon flux and Eight Below. Upscaling to 720P over the HDMI does provide for better picture quality. Not a major improvement but an improvement none the less.

I am surprised that your picture was better with the Component vs. the HDMI/DVI connection. I am going to hook up my component connections to see if I get the same result.

Initial impression on the audio: Big difference. Definitely more dynamic for the movie soundtracks . I listened to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon in SACD.. The sound quality is absolutely incredible. Looks like I’ll be buying some more SACD’s.