i agree with many of you guys that a htpc is the ANSWER!!!i have a 1031, but have been able to achieve a picture that beats anything but another crt, or maybe a runco dlp...i started with an iscan but when the htpc bug hit 2 months later,it was no going back...once you get it setup correctly if you can resist(very hard) the fiddle bug it will be completely stable!!!!for the price(mine was $600 built),you can't beat it!!!!i have yet to see a progressive dvd player that comes close...no i haven't seen the extremely expensive ones in action..but how can you beat everything else it brings to the table????playing trailers,movie clips,custom screens..etc.for the price it has to be the best kept secret..
it's funny when i goto tweeters and other stores and explain to them how i use a computer for dvd playback they seem like we're talking rocket science..when i had problems(turned out to be bad memory),and was going to give up on it, my wife convinced me not to.THAT SAYS ALOT!!!!AND SHE CAN'T EVEN WORK IT!!!!anyhow enough ranting,but it is just that important when it comes to playback..