I suspect that simple/restricted scaling will stay in the current players and their successors.

Depending on box capacity, you might expect some scaling duties to be built into 861/G68, along with more HDMI inputs to switch.

However, given the reluctance of a sceptical Joe Public to launch into a new player format, I'd expect to see a standalone M scaler/picture processor. It's capabilities would be far greater than the G9x type scaling. The varied inputs and outputs would be much like the current branded scalers. I'd even expect a few variants depending on whether you wanted SDI inputs, DVI, HDMI, etc etc.

Likelihood that I'd buy another player or surround processor in the near future is very remote. Chances I'd buy a G-Scaler (at some point sooner) is more likely....if I don't buy a Crystallio, Lumagen or similar first (just hope Mrs L doesn't even suspect that another purchase is even in my consciousness wink ).

Rgds,
Nick