What about a 5 (or more) disc player that plays both Hi-Rez formats, cd's, mp3's and whatever other audio formats and is audio only?

Well, to support DVD-Audio you still have to have a video section (all DVD-Audio discs include some sort of menu for navigation). Also, Outlaw indicated last year some time that the underwhelming performance of both high-res audio formats and the arrival of both new HD disc formats combined to make developing a universal player an endeavor that they didn't feel comfortable with - a decision that saddens me (I've been a proponent of an Outlaw universal DVD player for years) but that I also have to agree with.

I guess that's the logical thing to do. Hopefully this whole HD thing won't be too painful and Outlaw is able to come up with something. Thanks Gonk.