i went ahead and ordered the dvd-1940 from onecall.com
onecall had the dvd-1930 on sale, but the 1940 had free 3 day shipping so the net difference was only around $25.

i had already called the local bestbuy/magnolia to see what they had in stock , and all they had in denon was the entry level 1740?.

yea i probably shoulda waited and got a hd/bluray player, but i'm not ready to make that jump yet.

thanks for all the responses, if the 1940 ends up being a lemon I'll come back here and whine about it \:\)

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