Well after reading all the good stuff about the PS3 from my good friend DeaconCF, and reading up on it on the AVS Forums - I got out and bought it!
Didn't find a lengthy HDMI cable though, so I'm running Composite/SD on my 27" LCD at the moment. But it's great!!
Just registered my diNovo keyboard and is in the progress of creating a Playstation Network Account now :)