It really is, which I hate to say. It's definitely a better Blu-ray player than the PS2 was a DVD player. For 99% of people, it's all the Blu-ray player they need. Even though I really want bitstream output of DTS-HD Master Audio, it's going to take a while for me to justify the price of a standalone player.
I recently tested MA and it wasn't *THAT* much better that I *HAD* to get it. PS3 is a nice blu-ray player.
I should be more clear. I have Marantz SR8001 (can't decode MA) and had SR8002 to play with. Admittedly, Live Free or Die Hard isn't the best audio to test with, but I don't know that I saw that much difference. I also tested Flight of the Phoenix, and again, not much difference between 8001 and 8002.
