Sony BDP-S5000

I got the Toshiba HD-A35 as well as this player, so I'm not a psychotic fanboy of either format. I love having full HD in my environment. I would give the Toshiba a SLIGHT edge over the Sony in the HD department. The Sony has a much better upscaler, in my opinion. So standard dvd's look great on this unit.
The one issue I do have is the Sony takes a while to boot-up and some discs take a very long time to load. This "Live Free or Die-Hard" disc I have takes 5 minutes! Brand new disc, not dirty or anything. So go figure. The Sony player are still bloody expensive. Still in the early adopter phase I guess.

Sony has gone down hill, overrated-overpriced. Buy a Panasonic! My unit loaded slowly and broke so many times (2 time in less than 6 months) Sony wanted $140 every time to repair. Their helps centers have people who barely speak English and cant help at all. Were very rude to me and when I explained to them the repair needs, they were rude.
This unit promised a lot, cost a lot and int truth is not as good as the Samsung or Panasonic models for 1/2 the price.
This unit relies on a sexy finish and a remote with a ton of functions. But does not have any of the essential cable or wireless, or USB connections of a Panasonic!
Really disappointed- I will never buy Sony again!