I just purchased a 971 to compair to my Samsung HD850.
I am using a Sony HS20 feed thru HDMI on a 106 da-lite screen.
The Oppo handles motion deinterlacing so much better...I no longer get those jagged blocky edges that I had with the HD850.
Picture looks less digitaly...thats the only way I can disribe it.
result....971 in rack...HD850 in closet.

Later
RayJr