I've been doing some research as well, except I'm using the 1050 still. I'll still be hooking up the DVD to 5.1 analog inputs. Anyway, I read a lot of bad things about the 2500 - and Samsungs in general. I wanted to buy one because I have a Samsung TV.

If you look on Amazon, the Panasonic BD-55 is actually cheaper than the BD-50. The Sony also gets good reviews, but I've had more reccommendations for the Panasonic so I'll be going with that one.