It is hard for me to envision someone buying the 8003 and then the 998. What would be the motivation? The 998 will have Trinnov and HDMI 1.4 and on the surface will likely be as well spec'd as the 8003. I wonder with the El Cheapo nuts and bolts kind of customer that Outlaw has cultivated, if they will sell enough to make a mark. I bought the 886 only after they dropped the price $350. Even Peter T. was surprised at how many orders they got in 6 hours. I got mine for $100 less than the 997 would have cost after the $200 discount. The same type of sale won't work with the 8003 being twice the cost of the 998. The buyers of the 8003 are playing on a different field than most of the Outlaws are.