Oh, you won't be disappointed with the BDP-83. I assume it will go into your HT so it will be quite a step up from 971H for DVDs and Blurays are amazing both for video but also audio decoded in the BDP-83. Plus it does SACD, DVD-A, etc, etc. I don't have a 1080p display and all that extra data on a BD disc creates a very nice picture. I'd expect you to easily notice improvement using your projector.