Well if you already love your denon then why get something else? HD-DVD might be around the corner but the inital players will be around $1000 and might not even be around in the future due to the standards wars. I assume both players will have extra lasers for regular DVD playback, if not then I would never consider em.

Stick with your Denon since its highly regarded and cus you love it. Perhaps I'm wrong but I doubt you would be able to discern a difference with your Denon vs a video scalar.