Some recent discussion in this thread led me to replace my rather basic MonoPrice HDMI switch with a more expensive switch from OPPO Digital. I've got that switch set up now and have put it through its paces. All the gory details can be found here , but here's the capsule summary: Model 990 users can quite easily use a switch like this to magnify the 990's DVI switching. I now have four HDMI video sources connected through the 990's switching: a 980H DVD player on DVI1 and a Scientific Atlanta 8300HD, a 981HD DVD player, and an HD-A2 HD-DVD player on DVI2. Each of the latter three devices has its own video input on the 990, and the switching is handled automatically for me with macros in my MX-700. This resolves one major headache that I had with the HD-A2 on my previous switch (it would not allow an HDCP between the player and my TV unless the player was just starting to load a disc).

Sweet Gonk. Thanks for the review.

Am I the only one who noticed the big 10-triple-O under Gonk's last post? That's 10,000! Here's to you, Gonk. No one else deserves more thanx.

Hey Gonk,

I just realized that you have the two different Oppo 2nd generation DVD players in your system.

Why do you have both the 980 and 981 and how does the video quality on the 981 compare to the 971?

Oh and yeah, conga rats on your ten thousandth post!

Thanks,

Alex

Thanks, tru blu. Post number 10,000 cropped up here right before we went out of town for the weekend.
I have both because I beta tested both the 981HD and the 980H for OPPO Digital. The 981HD has the better video performance, although the differences are often hard to see when using a smaller display. As for differences between the 981HD and the 971H for video playback, there's very little to be said there.