This is a question I would like to know as well...

I placed order since early October and so far, no news at all...

Somehow I heard the 808.2 will have slot-in mechanism instead of tray loading, but my dealer told me it should still be tray loading confused

Guess only when it's out, the truth will be revealed.. I do hope they will change the loading mechanism because the current tray loading is simply.. not elegant..

Current System: Toshiba SD-9200 --> DSP-8000
Secondary System: Pioneer DV969 --> DSP-5200