I sold my Kuro 500M as I just found the SD to soft with it using these HD boxes.

Have you done a side by side with the Pace vs Thompson? I found the Pace so much sharper, putting it up on a JVC on a 10ft screen really showed the differences.
So much so I wish I had got the Samsung before selling the Kuro.

I agree with you regarding watching SD, it is getting better all the time, however, when I got the Pioneer 18 months ago I was still watching HD and I also had a Panasonic PHD8 and PF11 in different rooms so it was easy to see differences.
I had the 500M running alongside the PF11 for 2 days and the difference was not subtle when it came to sharpness, so I got out while people were still paying top dollar for them.


No Darling, I've had it months!