Gonk -- There also is an article at UltimateAV Mag by Shane Buettner that discusses the failure of Blu-Ray manufacturers to make devices that fully comply with BR interactivity specs (both 1.1 and 2.0):

http://www.ultimateavmag.com/features/907bdint/

I'd love to get high-def DVD player, but until the format war dies down and someone makes a machine that has full interactivity (or the ability to achieve it through a firmware upgrade) and decoding for lossless HD sound formats through analog outputs (so it can hook into the 990), and does it all at a reasonable price, I'm happy with my Oppo 981.