Interesting info, thanks for posting James.
I really like the idea of the BDP, and I don't think the cost is out of line when you look at other hi-end alternatives like the Krell dock.
I might hesitate a bit because my wife and I are computer people and always have a couple extra lying around that I could cannibalize for a dedicated music server without buying something new, but I do understand that the BDP solves the noise problems associated with a PC. I recently hooked up my Macbook to my B100-DA via Toslink optical and was surprised how good it sounded, but there's still room for improvement. I'll probably set up a PC dedicated to ripping and storing music, and back up the files onto a terabyte drive and use that with the BDP. I can't really see myself booting up a noisy computer every time I want to listen to music.