Very interesting!

I had heard rumors that the dumbo ears would be removed because Sony received a lot of negative comments about them.

With the possible exception of some games, I don't know what the HDMI 1080P ports would be useful for??? The main problem, if you want to call it a problem, with my SXRD is that the TV's HDMI will NOT pass/ receive multichannel audio. Go Figure.

The Rat. M80s, VP-150, QS8s, SVS PC 20-39+, OPPO, Onkyo 703s, Harmony 880 Sony 60" SXRD HDTV