I got a Toshiba HD-XA1 player yesterday and I'm very impressed with both the video and audio quality. I compared it to a G98 and found it very close in video and audio quality with upscaled S-DVDs (and it blows away a Meridian 598 I have), while HD-DVDs are clearly superior to the upscaled S-DVDs. I'm taking the Toshiba's 24/96 multi-channel PCM audio out via analogue into my G68D, which sounds better than the DTS encoded SPDIF output. (There is no audio decoding bug in the Toshiba - read the latest Toshiba HD-DVD audio avsforum postings on this issue.) Hopefully Meridian will soon provide us with a means to take the HDMI digital 24/96 multi-channel into the G68. The video goes to a Panasonic 900U 720p projector and a 92" De-Lite Model 2 screen. The 8.1 sound system is, of course, Meridian- 6000s, 5500C and 5000s. Given the video and audio quality and its price, the Toshiba is a steal and will spoil both your eyes and ears.