You know honestly Gonk, I don't own this unit. I desperatly want to!! And as far as the SACD functionality of the DV-47A, I haven't been able to really spend enough time demoing it at my local retailer. I have seen the video performance and was bowled over with it's incredible picture definition and rock solid color delineation. My progressive Sony player is no slouch, but it does seem to have some over-pixelation issues, and has a problem with colorbanding reds to a fairly severe degree. That, and the fact that usually LCD displays have the tendency to show pixel structure to a higher degree than some other types of displays.

I was first drawn to the DV-47A by an aricle in Home Theater Magazine, in the May 2002 issue, where they gave it a good workout audibly and visually, and an excellent review. Unfortunately this review is not available on their site online, but I will try to replicate it for you back on this thread in the next couple of days, if you would like.