I personally know two other people who though it was blue/grey also. One of these people is the guy who initially suggested that I go with outlaw! I had no desires or space to put a 6.1/7.1 setup in my house, so that's why I chose the 2801 over the 3801. With all things being equal the asthetics of the products are very important. I'm single... so there were no WAF's that came into play... but I don't want a blue/red/green peice of equipment to break up the stack of black equipment I have unless it is heads and shoulders above everything else. Why would a company post pictures of it's equipment that don't accuratly represent what you are getting? The pictures in the current and past galleries don't even begin to look black. I'm just suggesting they take better pictures to accuratly represent the color of the receiver... because to some people looks ARE important. Anyhoo... I would dump the 2801 and give the outlaw a try... but my next upgrade has to have DPLII

-Jin