I'd rather pay for sound and video quality as opposed to the latest gimmicky feature which becomes obsolete in a year. For any kind of media nothing beats a good HTPC which you can always tweak and upgrade. Alternatively, you can always get a cheap box like Popcorn Hour, Apple TV or Boxee Box which you can always recycle in a couple of years and replace with a new one. No half-baked feature built into a receiver will ever come close.

The only thing that I like is what Pioneer did with their latest networked receivers - you can install an app on your iPhone to use your iPhone as a receiver remote control. However, a small outfit like Outlaw IMHO does not have the money to develop something like this which is nice but superfluous.