Oppo dv-970HD, Yamaha DVD-S657, or Yamaha DVD-S1500
I have the opportunity to purchase each of these units within $50 of one another and I'm going insane trying to decide which one! The Oppo and the 657 both carry DivX and more DVD-R support, but the 1500 offers the DCDi deinterlacer. The Oppo offers HDMI (is that really important to me?) but only comes in silver and I love black. The Oppo also offers HDCD, but I don't own any and don't know I'd ever purchase any.
Anyway, my concerns in order of importance are: 1) picture quality 2) SACD/DVD-A performance and controls (eg crossover settings, bass management...)
Can anyone with experience with at least two of the players lend some advice?
Thanks
Nick