A-300 Questions

[Fennec]

Heya, hope I can get a broad spectrum of opinion on here with regards to these questions. Been reading about the A-300 for a while on and off, but tend to read conflicting information, so I'd rather be safe that sorry!

1.) Can you see movie information at a folder level? (Cover art/Synopsis etc) Lets say I have "Friday the 13th" In a "Horror" folder and the movie itself is in a "Friday the 13th" folder. Can I see all the information pertaining to the movie or would I need to remove the movie from It's own title folder?

2.) Most of my file collection is .MKV - SOME, but very few are .AVI and .MP4. How well does the A-300 play .MKV? Right now I'm using the WD SMP, and it has issues on some .MKV files. Does the unit lock up often/skip sound/issues with subtitles or anything else I should be aware of with regards to playback? I do browse the forums from time-to-time and some people around here groan about playback issues...As I understood it playback was supposed to be a strong point of PCH..

3.) Is there a new PCH device coming out sometime soon? I was reading that there is a new chip being developed that can do full 3D as well as improved HD support for non-3D. But multiple posters suggested that It's vaporware at this point..

4.) How good has PCH's tech support been? Anyone get a defective unit that they had to return? It really sucks that you gotta pay for the return shipping for a defective unit within your warranty! A lot of people around here seem to complain about the tech support beyond the forums...

5.) Can someone take a look at this youtube clip of the PCH-A300 and give me some advice based on the 4 seconds you see at 25.37 to 25.41 in - It seems the screen goes blue whenever you play or exit from a TV show? Does this occur with movies as well? Also I notice that the menu for the TV show scrolls/loads on the screen kinda sluggishly. Is this a normal behavoir of the device? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Q88UAP7N4

6.) What seems to be the most common bugs that affect people using this device? I use a WD SMP right now and there are some extremely annoying bugs. You often get kicked out of your media library back to the main menu while browsing content! Is there anything glitchy and bothersome like that with the A-300 that affects most people?

7.) Can any Canadians around here give me the total cost behind the A-300? Cost of the unit/taxes/shipping and if you had to pay duty or not? Sometimes I notice people pay duty on items and some don't.

8.) What are the complaints about the NMJv2 GUI? I don't fully understand.... Is there something I'm not seeing in the user/demo videos that owners can see/experience?
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...ght=Fennec

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just fed up with my current media player . Finally saved up enough $ to get something new - this media box *seems like it might be a good fit for me, but I don't want to blow close to $300 and feel disappointed within a week. So I'm just trying to do some last minute reading and Q&A before I take the plunge.