I am a happy new PS3 owner, courtesy of the sale I mentioned a day or so ago.  It arrived today and I was able to get it setup, firmware upgraded and BD Live account(s) operational within just a few minutes.  Boy, does this load faster than my old Samsung or even my other Sony.  That is the one thing I don't like about BD's--their loading time.  HD-DVDs just start right out of the gate.