Good post, Mark!!
I recently had occasion to buy a DVD player for the bedroom. I ended up with an $89 Toshiba from Best Buy that plays MP3's and also...DVD-A. I'm not using that functionality right now, but it did give me pause. I got a "universal except SACD" player for under $100. It made me think that SACD hardware better bridge that gap pretty damn soon, or the format will not continue to compete. With DVD players becoming ubiquitous, and new ones having DVD-A capability, and at that price point....
Now, please understand, I accept that there are differences between the cheap one and the expensive one. But for me, I'm not planning on beginning to invest in SACD any time soon.
