Well I had given up hope of ever getting a UDP-205.
Had a fella from OPPO on the phone last March after first calling Crutchfeild with a technical question that their sales person could not answer.
I was ready to buy the unit direct from OPPO on the phone, but decided to wait until the next day because I was between double shifts and exhausted.
A week past (due to my procrastination) and then the bad news that they stopped production hit.
I put myself on the waiting list immediately, but after two friends also on the list received theirs in July & August, I figured it was simply not meant to be.
One of these lucky two told me that Technics/Panasonic was supposed to be coming to market with a new killer player, but I have not been able to find such a beast.
Then,,, out of left field I get an OPPO email last Friday, and this time I refused to let an OPPOrtunity pass me by again, so ...
FedEx now says it will arrive this Thursday complete with their optional rack mount kit.
Does anyone here have any faith that buying the extended warranty for an additional $99. won't be wasted should they completely shutter before that period expires???