For the tall price of $1,000, you can get ahold of Pioneer's next gen Elite BR player. It appears to do everything right in the video and sound department, however, no word if it supports 1080p/24 and BD-J.
Also ready for release, is the nicely price $600 Blu-ray player from Pansonic. Incuded in the price is 6 movies, advanced sound CODEC support (TrueHD and DTS-HD), BD-J, 1080p.
Also in the news, Sony plans to remaster The Fifth Element. It is good to know that Sony is listening, however, I don't imagine they are going to provide a discount for the people who bought the first version.