I just read Gonk's review on the 980H. I don't have an HDTV ( don't see the point with the format war and all) but I imagine the 480i output will be fine.

Gonk, if you don't mind how was the load time for a dvd? I currently have a Panasonic DVD recorder that is SLOW in loading a regular dvd, some 15 seconds or more. I presume the OPPO is faster? I also noticed that is has a Zoom functionality, does this allow you to zoom the video while it is playing back or is it only for paused images?

Thanks!