The Dune UI is ghetto. As is the remote control. You can't get on via NFS only SMB if you require pw. The image is excellent. The audio too. The seek and scan features rival any other media player. There will be an alpha fw next week that will take care of some issues and allow you to have a plain black screen vs. that windows-like cheap blue screen. There will also be a higher end unit with a superior drive and other tweaks due out shortly.

After having spent the time getting MyMovies to sort of function I think this player is the best option for now (pardon the cheesy bg image and the fonts that will all be remedied shortly in fw update we hope [not my library either]):

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Of course the HD audio is a huge factor. We are in early stages of these media player companies and it is a shame Meridian has not exploited this BUT would they sell at the fair price point anyhow of $500 to $1,200 max? Soooloos says no and that's too bad since these are inexpensive to produce and M could piggyback of the Sooloos adding vid file formats and Bob Stuart and co would not even go to jail for potential piracy issues.