Congrats, Nick! You know, I've given it some thought, the whole load time thing, and it isn't really much of an issue for me. I mean, how many times have you popped in a movie and said, "I've got to watch this right NOW! NO, NOW DANGIT!" My XA2 takes a while to get going but so what? According to the manual, the HD players are more akin to computers than DVD players and require some boot time. While a movie is playing there are no problems.
So what if an older player takes some time to get going. It's a great way to get into HD without breaking the bank. Think about it--who's in a hurry to sit for two hours?
Caveat--I understand if you have kids the wait time may not work so well.
Funny aside--I remember the interminable load times on some graphic intensive games on the old Commodore 64. I'd go outside and play catch with my friend while the game was loading.
