I stayed up Way too late last night playing with it.
There was some kind of firmware that downloaded directly from the internet it did not say what it was or what it was supposed to do be upgrading.

Razor sharp picture on both HD-DVD & Blu-Ray to be honest I can not tell the difference between the two.
The picture is better that anything I have seen from OTA HD or DirectTv HD maybe because it is direct? IDK.
SD-DVD picture is also just amazing!
Sound is clear and powerful from all formats.
HD-DVD internet interactivity is really cool but I still have to learn more on that.
Even If I had paid a 1000.00 for this unit it would still be worth every penny.
Well if any of you have questions about this unit I will do my best to answer them.