After much thought and consideration I purchased this Blu Ray player from Sony. What a great choice I made especially as Toshiba have droped the rival HD DVD format. After setting the player up to my Sony Bravia HD TV & theatre system, I loaded it up with Casino Royale on Blu Ray. The Picture and sound blew my mind!!
Yes it's true to say start up is slow (about 1 min), but the wait is worth it.
I also downloaded the firmware from the sony web site and followed the instructions to update it. This was so easy and will make it compatable for future BD-R Discs.
Looks like I backed the winner and can't wait to see all future films released on blu Ray for a real high definition experience.