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The Blu-ray surcharge is $1 + $1 * # of discs out at once. So my 8-at-once costs me an extra $9 a month for Blu-rays.

The PS3 Netflix implementation is pretty good. I like this GUI better than my Tivo Series 3 but then again, the fan hasn't kicked into airplane mode yet...

Much faster interface, but hard to compare to Tivo's aged PowerPC CPU.

The HD is 'good' but still not HD. PQ is still splotchy despite my 20Mbps download speeds. But good enough for the kids' movies, which is the main usage.

I'm impressed as well. The video quality is very good. Audio at 2 channel is a disappointment though. Overall, considering they're "throwing this in" with the current cost of the service, it's a heck of a deal.

Jason

I believe they matrix down-mix the audio, so applying Dolby Prologic will deliver some of the original surround effect. Plus, they've said they're working on multiple audio tracks (and selectable subtitles) to deliver 5.1 in the future. I hope they designed this disc so it can be updated with BD-Live to introduce new features. Right now it's only taking about 3k of persistent storage.

I still use the disc rental for block-busters, but for Britcoms, and other low-budget entertainment, this is a perfect filler.