Quote: My Denon DVD-5910CI uses the Realta and you explained the difference between it and the QDEO very well.  I am in the camp that prefers the QDEO over the Realta, but both are very good depending on preference.

Quote:   Quote:   People shouldn't sell the Cirrus Logic DAC implementation in the BDP-103 short.  It is quite good and most would be more than happy with the BDP-103.  It's uses the same Cirrus DACs found in some of Marantz's higher end SACD/CD players.  No I am not saying it is...

Quote: I've watched movies and music from a hard drive via eSATA and there is NO performance gain as opposed to using USB.  I actually preferred USB, because I could mount and un-mount the drive without having to turn the unit off.

Quote: You mean the Amazing Kreskin.

Quote:   He is a savant.

Quote:   Quote: There are no examples where you can get ALL that the Oppo offers and supports in any combination of boxes for the same price as the Oppo let alone for less that I am aware of.  If so, I would like a list with model numbers and prices.

You forgot about SACD, DVD-A, FLAC, etc.