Thank you for your reply, Andy. I have just been scared off by numerous posts about this player having issues with motion juddering, when connected to samsung TVs. The TV i will connect the player to is a Samsung LE40M87 would you suspect any issues? Also I was attracted by the £240 price drop on the yamaha player.
I have another post about this which has been somewhat unproductive headed "Upscaling DVD Player for £150 to £200" with more information about my needs