I was not aware of the BM/Bypass issue before I purchased the 990 in late December 2007, and therefore, am still within the 30-day risk-free trial period. It is a fairly disconcerting issue and makes me wonder, based on the length of time it is taking for a solution to this problem to be realized, whether to change gears and go for a different pre/pro altogether or stay with the 990.

It's a shame, too, because I really like what Outlaw has done up to this point and I think the 990 is, overall, a great product. But, in the end, Outlaw's reputation will rest with the success or failure of their QA/QC department, not whether their new equipment will have HDMI v1.3, TrueHD, 1080P, or whatever the next great feature may be.