Yes, just the passage of time has brought video to a higher caliber. Then, to what display? becomes of importance. Some display devices accept dvi and convert it back to analog.--You'll want to make sure your tv doesn't do this. Were I in this position I'd be looking at a modded by Tucker,Denon 3910 or 5910; also the Esoteric 50 S model.
Universal Players: Video Quality?
I already have my 2 channel front end set up. What I am considering is upgrading my DVD player (old Camelot Tech, quite good by the way) with an universal player. This sits in a different room, home theatre set up Of course sound quality is important yes as I also want to experiment with mutli-channel music (though I am not convinced) but superior video quality is must as I use it for mostly watching DVDs. When I read reviews in audio mags they really don't comment on video quality at all, and when they do they compare it their brethen not the leading say Sony players (which of couse may suffer in audio quality). So in a long round about question, which universal players have superior video while maintaining audio quality? Esoteric vs Linn vs Bel Cant PL-1? Sim Audio?