3B,

Thanks for the confirmation on that--I'm breathing easier now. I'm also checking on the AVSforum site to see how other 995 owners have handled the double sided discs issue. Also heading to the store tomorrow with several different ripped "b sides" to test disc compatability and quality of playback before handing over the credit card.

I'm betting that automating turning a disc over is probably a lot trickier than we imagine. I seem to recall some posts elsewhere about how some makes and models jammed or dropped discs. That's likely why it was left off in newer models (that and that Sony's R&D dept for dvd megachangers is just not up to speed as to features needed--for as good as they are and the problems they solve, the new models lack a LOT of features that seem, well, obvious. But that's a topic for AVSforum, not RemoteCentral!)