Thanks Gonk for the speedy reply. I think I will buy the Oppo 980-H. After writing my comments yesterday I visited HDTV magazine.com and they said "When watching regular DVDs it was a bit tougher to tell the difference between the two(981 & 980) on a 50 inch screen at 720p."

Retup I have a Sony Wega as well, but my TV is 32 inches. I would have replaced it long ago, but it is way too heavy. I am glad I waited though Pioneer claims to be offering the next evolution is Plasma displays.