There have been alot of complaints about the loading times and firmware upgradeabillity of this machine, It is slow (around 50 seconds) to boot up first time.....it's fully upgradeable via Sony's website....just download and burn a -cdr disc pop it in, Little warning I had problems with Window Vista as it rewrites a different file format to XP, but problem sorted in less than an hour!

Once firmware was upgraded.....takes around 40 seconds to boot.

Picture is crisp and clear and great sound, I bought this unit for the bedroom and compared to the PS3, I would say this has a slightly better pictue quality.

I recommend a PS3 if your looking for the full package, for gaming on online firmware uprade's etc, but if your looking for a second player this is highly recommended in build quality and picture over the Samsung player (I went through 2, both faulty).

If you have a Sony Bravia set it all works on one remote, pop a disc in and it turns on the TV and sourround… more »

There have been alot of complaints about the loading times and firmware upgradeabillity of this machine, It is slow (around 50 seconds) to boot up first time.....it's fully upgradeable via Sony's website....just download and burn a -cdr disc pop it in, Little warning I had problems with Window Vista as it rewrites a different file format to XP, but problem sorted in less than an hour!

Once firmware was upgraded.....takes around 40 seconds to boot.

Picture is crisp and clear and great sound, I bought this unit for the bedroom and compared to the PS3, I would say this has a slightly better pictue quality.

I recommend a PS3 if your looking for the full package, for gaming on online firmware uprade's etc, but if your looking for a second player this is highly recommended in build quality and picture over the Samsung player (I went through 2, both faulty).

If you have a Sony Bravia set it all works on one remote, pop a disc in and it turns on the TV and sourround system without touching a button, turn the TV off when you finish and the lot shuts down, awesome (lazy lol).

I give it 4 out of 5....only let down by the hassle to upgrade the firmware

No HDMI cable included I went for the Sony cable sold by Play for both PS3 and this player, very good cable for full HD!!!