The BD30 still won't ever be profile 2.0 (to use the old name - haven't figured all the new names out), as there is no network connection. That's the biggest compromise, and it is a bit unfortunate considering that HD-DVD's had internet connectivity since the very first player. The BD30 also doesn't decode TrueHD or DTS-HD internally, although I've mulled this one over and don't think that the repercussions of this bother me over much - if I'm using a feature that requires a secondary audio stream, I'm not concentrating on the primary audio stream anyway and can live without a lossless format.