You're right blaser, there's always something newer and better just around the corner, and it's a lot of fun to watch technology advance like it has been in the last decade or two. It might be an antiquated belief these days, but for some reason I still want my receiver or processor to do the decoding, rather than the player. Granted, that means for the new surround formats it will mean a big (and expensive) upgrade, but my receiver is getting up there in years anyway, and I think I can wait a bit for the brand new stuff (I still haven't even bought an HD display yet
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I guess for me it just comes down to the fact that you buy when you're ready for something, unless you're about to see a significant change in the technology. I haven't gotten an HDTV because I'm waiting to buy a condo and see what will fit (and while I wait, prices keep dropping). When I do eventually get something, I'll probably get a nice upconverting player right away (quite possibly the Oppo, we'll see!) and eventually make my way to BD as well, and some new processing power.