OK....got to play with the 2900 some last night and this morning.
The video quality is noticeably better than my 563a. Colors are more vivid and picture sharper.....better depth. It is not a "night and day" difference...but easily noticeable. Makes me wonder how much different it is than the 2910.
Audio is outstanding. I went back between the DACs on my pre/pro and the 2900......so far I am leaning toward the 2900, but much more listening needs to be done. Played one DVD-A.....again...outstanding.
One downside, it seems to have issues with some DVD-R's that I have burned. From what I have read, it is finicky on the media. I can get them all to play, it is just that some to not start properly. From what I have read, it seems to like DVD+R discs better than DVD-R. Not a big deal.
I need to thumb thru the manual so I know all the features....unless Ray wants to fly out and give a tutorial.
MX-700 is all programmed for it already too. I toyed with labeling the DVD button "RayJack" in honor of those that influenced me.
