Interesting to know Rick. Maybe I'm not missing as much as I thought on the up-conversion.
By the way, regarding noise levels and the PS3, it was only the earliest models that were noisy. I know because I had one of the initial 60GB models (that used a different chip for hardware based emulation of PS2 games). This model literally sounded like a hairdryer running in my media closet. Not only was it that loud, it was at least that hot. It was so hot it caused my DVR's protection circuits to kick in and shut everything down. I ended up selling that version on eBay for $500 and replaced it with a 40GB version from Wal-Mart for $299 + a free $100 gift card with purchase. Best trade I've made in a long time!
At this point, it is very very quiet, and I've also added
IR capabilities as well. (though admittedly, paying $100 to add IR when it should be a basic feature is annoying)
Jason
