Didn't know where to post this...Hopefully nobody will be too mad.

I just purchased the Epic 60/500 7.1 system with a yamaha V2600 reciever. The trouble I'm now having is getting a good universal player. I'm leaning towards the Yamaha C950, but I could go with something less expensive if DVD upconversion isn't all that significant. Can anyone give some advice on this? I currently have a cheap sony HTIB set up to my 52' toshiba DLP and DVD's for the most part look pretty lousy. Will the Yamaha C950 give me some WOW on the video side of things? Needless to say, I am a newb to HT. Will these big dollar DVD players provide a significant step up in quality as the price would suggest?