Thanks for all your comments. I have just taken delivery of the CLD-99 and the Definitive Collection set. Tomorrow I should also receive a CLD-2950 with the Faces trilogy.... all in all it's been an expensive last week or so

I may attempt to make my own LD capture and am considering either a Canopus ADVC-300 or Sweetspot card. After that it should be all plain sailing (yeah right, IVTC this and remove 3:2 that... sounds like I have a lot to learn!).

A guy I have been talking to in Japan has mentioned there's a small chance he may be able to get hold of an HLD-X0 or X9. He has a couple of LD-S9's available but i'd prefer one of the X models. What would you guys expect to be a fair price for the X0 or X9?

Again, I appreciate any comments or suggestins you can offer.