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Batman Begins and The Matrix are already confirmed (see first post). Cross your fingers for the others...

Setup -> Maintenance -> Update Before you commit to an update the current version number will be visible on-screen.

Mark, It turns out that the network / Internet update for firmware 2.0 hasn't yet been enabled for the RCA HD-DVD players. It should be in the next week or so. If you don't want to wait,you can download the firmware to a CD and update that way.

Yes, the firmware works on the RCA HDV5000. The firmware will preserve the branding info as well -- it recognizes whether you have the Toshiba or the RCA.

This is incorrect. The Toshiba HD-DVD players only re-encode the new advanced codecs into DTS for output over legacy outputs like optical / toslink. With HDMI 1.1, you get the full TrueHD 5.1 audio. Using HDMI gets you the best sound quality possible. Here's what happens on a HD-DVD...

The final version of firmware 2.0 is now available from Toshiba via the box's firmware update feature. The new firmware adds support for full 5.1 TrueHD output, significantly improves quality when the 720p mode is selected, improves interactive menu responsiveness, pause is now full-frame...