What was the video quality like on the unit? Any of the digital media players that ive worked with had a software component resident on the computer that transcoded the files into a mpeg stream that got sent over the wire. The quality was decent but any motion had some rather unsightly pixellation. Does this player work the same or does it actually play the file right off the computer?

From the looks of it I would say that it actually decodes it in the player, otherwise a lot more stuff should have worked. The video quality was pretty good, if the source is a good one, there is no reason you shouldn't get a nice picture on your tv. Just make sure you have a hard wired connection. I was really surprised that it 802.11b couldn't handle the stream, but then again, it is 802.11b. I had some video files which had been recorded from either HD or satellite and they looked amazing, even on my crappy TV using component video.

I've got a similar product for my PS2, the GameShark Media Player (http://www.madcatzstore.com/store/viewItem.asp?idP...). Everything runs perfect (wired) as long as the file is encoded correctly, and that has only been a problem on a couple of occasions. Usually, things work just fine straight from download, and it sure beats my S-Video out, and messind with dual-monitor through TV-out is a pain..