Sure the player takes more time to load. Does it bother me? Not really. I have it hooked up to my Internet connection to recieve the firmware updates via download, works great, and fixed most of the HDMI issues and some of the load time issues as well. But then again, I never really had any issues because I pop a movie in and watch it all the way through. I don't switch sources. Would I like it fixed? Sure. I have no heat issues with this player, and I have another player on top of it as well.

I have Serenity, Constantine, Doom, Swordfish, Pitch Black, and The Chronicles of Riddick. The Chronicles of Riddick is amazing, my wife's jaw dropped. The picture is amazing, as alluded to in the article. Worth every penny on that alone IMHO.