From my time using the BDP-83 in the 2nd EAP, I think most purchasers will be extremely pleased with it in terms of its video performance. It beats my Panny BD-55 in that area (particularly on SDs). My ongoing concern is that DVD-A still is a work in progress. As I noted over on the OPPO site, even with the latest firmware update, there is a reproduceable bug that results in the player freezing up if you pause a DVD-A and then start playing again. You can get the song going again if you skip back to the beginning of it, so you do not need to restart the disc or machine. I assume OPPO will get it fixed, and DVD-A functionality is much better than when originally introduced. Even with the bug, I will be keeping mine.