hi,
general wisdom (on this forum) suggests that b&o will release a standalon br player first.
another thread on this forum has indicated that a br player takes up more space than a dvd player and that this constraint will limit rapid integraion in the bv 7. the space argument may or may not be true.
in any case, i'm holding out for a br player before buying a bv 7 as well !
scott