Knowing NAD, this will be a respectable piece of gear.

I think that we're going to see the pace slowly pick up on the HDMI generation of processors, but I also think it's a situation where being first to market may be tempting but not necessarily the best thing for your customers. I'd also say that at $2000 I'm surprised to see no mention of a video scaling solution, as that has gotten lumped in with HDMI v1.3 as an expected feature at or near that price point. Typically companies are not only including scalers but identifying the chipset used (be it Genesis, DVDO/ABT, HQV, or some other manufacturer) in their marketing.