Your current TV is such that the difference between good DVD players is going to be pretty insignificant. The Oppo 970HD is probably a good candidate for only $150: solid basic performance and an HDMI output once you move to an HDTV. I'd only suggest moving to something like the Denon 29x0's if you are serious about DVD-Audio and SACD (the Oppo 970 supports both, but the extra $500 or $700 that you'd pay for the 2910 or 2930 will get you an analog section with more expensive DACs).