Xtreamer review by a newbie:
Media: Black Hawk Down, Saving Pvt. Ryan, Transformers, Sin City, Scorpions Acoustica. All .iso files ripped with DVD Shrink. Movies @ 100% without extra features. Audio DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1.
Mp3s ripped @ 320 for car use > Straits, Who, CCR, Police, Hendrix BBC, Metallica, Maiden, RATM, Ramstein, Dj Tiesto, Nick Warren, Digweed, Astrix, etc.
Some TV series (AVI) of dubious origin

Don't have any HD formats:sad:
Setup> Xtreamer + 500gig Free Agent + Denon 1909 + Wharf 9.5 + ancient 40" HD ready Samsung. HDMI used all around. (Xtreamer HDMI output = Auto)
PQ was amazing. Xtreamer did a much better job than my now dead Sammy HD870 DVDp. And, the Sammy was no slouch! Bakara market scenes from BHD seemed very realistic and grain free. The much grayish beach landings from Ryan appeared a bit dull though. Transformers fared much better as did the b&w shots in Sin City. Acoustica was weak. Too much of reddish hue. I haven't fiddled with the Xtreamer picture adjustments though. On the other hand, I wasn't expecting much from the avi files. But, the unit did a very good job on those. Slightly soft PQ but didn't have any other problem. DD & DTS audio was absolutely fantastic. The Scoripons rip also sounded great IMHO. Zero complaints here.
The Mp3 session wasn't that great unfortunately. Sound was kind of hollow, like an echo effect? Slightly bright too. Hendrix sounded horrible. CCR, Straits, Who and Police was better. All the electronica didn't disappoint (maybe because I'm used to those funny club speakers). S&M was a mixed bag. Some tracks sounded okay while some were bad.
On a whim, I connected the optical cable and the result was totally different. The brightness disappeared (to some extent) and the sound was more forceful this time. The hollowness I spoke about earlier remained somewhat though.
As a media player, this little device is amazing. I'll be using this till I can afford a BDp. Don't think I'll miss a DVDp (entry level ones at least). It stumbles on the audio front, but what do I know? I've never owned a dedicated CDp in my life. Yes, the Pio DVDps sound slightly better with the same Mp3s I tried. Overall, I'm satisfied, 10k well spent.
Special thanks to HiFi members ShuvC (we're not brothers

) and Illusion who gave me the idea of going for a media player.
@ Members - These are my views and the entire review is IMHO. No offense to anyone please. As I said, I'm a newbie and you guys can probably get better results out of your Xtreamers. Sorry for the loonngg post.