Ouch! At $2,000, I think I'll pass. But thanks for the list of other players. I'll make a note of them.

Still not sure what to do though. I was hoping a good player-based solution would obviate the need to jump into a new pre/pro -- at least, for the next 2-3 years.

I know a lot of emphasis has been placed on the HDMI 1.3 issue, but unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure if I would realize all of its benefits as the native resolution on my display is 1080i. Add to that I would still need a new pre/pro AND a Blu-Ray, HD-DVD (or combo) player that could decode or pass both hi-def audio formats, and we're talking about a significant investment in new gear to take full advantage of what 1.3 brings to the table.

These new formats have become a real bummer! Apart from the hardware issues, from what I can tell, there are still only: (1) a handful of Hi-def DVD titles; and (2) even fewer that are encoded with TrueHD or DTS HD. And the prices are still $25 - $35 a pop.

I may have to sit on the fence a bit longer.