I have to agree with you, AudioHolic. My wife was more than happy I decided to buy something much cheaper than what I was originally looking at when I set up our home theater a few weeks ago. I am more than pleased with my 1050. The only drawback I've been able to find is the S-video feedthrough (currently being discussed in the "1050 problem?" message thread).

By the way, I recently used the forced 6.1 sound on the Matrix dvd... very cool. The rooftop bullet dodging sequence puts bullets flying directly behind you! Too much fun!