I am in the process of looking for and SDI moddified DVD player to send the digiatal video signal in original Mpeg2 to to an external processor (DVDO HD+). Bottom line is the video performance between units will be some what irrelevant as the external processor will handle the work and the signal sent will be digital 480i.

I have narrowed the serach to the two units above and am more concerned with the build quality of the units. From the images, the Oppo looks to have a very flimsy transport mech. If I am going to spend $400 to moddify one of these units, I want it to obviously last.

Thanks for any oppinions given.