I also just got the 971 and I have to tell you this is an amazing DVD player. I am not a big SCAD person and DVI is fne for me I jsut bought a DVI to HDMI cable from bluejeans. If you are looking for a hold over unit until HD-DVD or BR then this is a good one. The way I see it this will do everything I need to until I get an HD player. Trust me you will be thrilled with you 971 but if you do a lot of SCAD then wait.