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Ok, maybe I shouldn't worry too much about 720p vs 1080i at the moment and just upgrade from my 480p to get the best my display can handle. I think I'm gonna have to buy one of those Oppos to get 1080i on my 50 inch display and just keep the 480p for maybe intro dvd or cd player. Looks like I'm gonna have to start another thread between the differences in Oppos. Agghhh!!!




The 981 has only HDMI video out and your current set does not have HDMI, so stay away from it.

The 970 has HDMI and component out, so you are covered there.

The 971 has component and DVI out and includes a DVI-HDMI cable for when you eventually upgrade to a TV with HDMI input....so you are fine there.

Pick between the 970 and 971.....you should be fine. Congrats on getting to the end of the search.