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Depends on the player you want to get, the A20, A3 and A30 all use the same ABT upscaling chip for SD DVDs (a very good chip). The A35 uses a slightly better ABT chip for upscaling.

All in all, you probably won't notice a difference from the 971 upscaling (it may be slightly better), but your new player will be able to play HD DVD's.