Well yeah. Along with the Bluray it's also a DVD, SACD player, media center, web browser, video player, Wi-Fi etc. And it can update itself. Much better value than any stand alone player plus digital and optical audio out. Slap a bluetooth keyboard/mouse on it and you have a pretty powerful media computer with a decent amount of storage. What's not to like. Even without Bluray it's pretty damn good IMO.