Were I to buy a Bluray player right now, I`d consider the Panasonic. It has 7.1 analogue output, though as a 568 owner that`s of no use to me. However, it does have DVD-A support, supports DD+ decoding and I'm informed that Panasonic have stated a firmware update before the spring will introduce Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD MA decoding. If that's true, it should make for a decent machine in the long term.

The Sony is a nice looking unit mind you (it's actually built by Pioneer).