I got mine from CDJapan two days ago (Saturday). From Tokyo to Reno in 8 days, not bad! It does indeed look and sound wonderful. Furthermore, it's not region coded. My plain 'ol Toshiba SD-1600 is quite happy to play it.
Once again, I have to say that a PAL-converting region-free player is a must for anyone who loves film. First and foremost, it gives you freedom of choice. I just ordered the Japanese disc of Dreams. Not only do I not have to wait till March, dvd cases with kanji on them just plain look cool! :D