The 950 has a long and convoluted history. There is at least one person on Home Theater Forum who has said repeatedly that he has been waiting for the 950 since late '99 -- he's getting impatient, needless to say.

Originally announced some time in 2000 (maybe even late '99?) as one of two planned pre/pros, the first design was apparently scrapped and a more robust design developed. An alpha version of the 950's chassis appeared at the 2001 CES (without any actual "guts" at that early stage). Features were kept pretty quiet until last fall.

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Gonk