Gonk/kgt -- Had the Oppo 970HD been around when I was looking at the 1920, I might well have gone for the Oppo. I was much intrigued by the original Oppo, but it lacked SACD and 480p on component (my HDTV is old and only has component inputs). Will be interested to see full reviews of the 970HD, both for picture and sound quality. At $150, if the sound were right, it could make a fine multi-format audio-only player.