Kscharf mentions the 981HD, which I started to mention myself, but in light of the TV involved here it
really isn't a good choice - no component output at all...
However, the Oppo players are really optimized for the digital realm, so you won't get the best performance out of them using component video.
In general, that's true, but the 980H's component output should do a pretty solid job with non-CSS discs.