I agree with your points by and large, especially the point that waiting when you have an immediate need is not necessarily the best choice. A couple things to add:
My main point is that we cannot rely on their predictions any longer. You can put as positive spin on it as you would like but the fact is this processor is incredibly late considering the state of electronics today.
The 997 is late. That's one reason it's dead now. The 998, based on the specs described, is not late. In fact, it could be comfortably
ahead of the curve for a surround processor if it arrives in the next 12 months due to the inclusion of HDMI v1.4a.
Outlaw makes it sound like all of these delays were not there fault and they have learned from it. I hope for all of your sake that are waiting for the now mythical 998, that is true.
I think that the lion's share of the problems with the 997 would appear to be readily associated with the R-972. Hard to pin the blame for that on Outlaw.
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