Mike - In the last six months I've spent $700 on my Outlaw 970 Pre/Pro and $190 or so on an Oppo 971H DVD player, and I've been happy as a clam in the sand (I just made that up, by the way - I think). I chose the least expensive DVD player that would upconvert video to 720p and play DVD-A, and it turns out that I got a player that is pretty highly regarded, in terms of value (I hadn't heard of it before).

I'll probably updgrade to some format of HD DVD, once the format settles down, but until then, the Oppo seems fine.