Here is another player you might want to check out. It's the
OppoDigital OPDV971H. It's introductory price is $199.00. It got a score of 94 on the
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity DVD Benchmark Test which is second only to the $3500 MSRP Denon 5910 (the score only pertains to the DVI output). Not bad for a $200 DVD player. The results for all players can be found
here. The list is long so it may take a while for the page to load.
The DVI video board in the player houses the Genesis FLI-2310 video processing chip, and offers the standard upscaling resolutions of 480p, 720p and 1080i. It features DCDi by Faroudja. The DVI output is not HDCP compliant, so consumers with older DVI monitors that don’t support HDCP are in luck! On top of that, the player is region free out of the box making it an excellent choice for fans of foreign cinema or foreign market DVDs. It does play DVD-A, but I don't think it plays SACD.
