Yo Slngmstr;Faroudja player is/was their entry/to soon. no dts /no component.It is based on Toshiba,1st gen.player,and can't be upgraded,I think it had a 5 grand price tag.Next thing AA is giving them away---Well you know;sort of.I'm sure there were many upset original purchasers;but hey they've had 2 years to get over it.