I agree with you. I never had a DVD2 but I heard pretty bad stuff about it.
When I suggested the BeoCenter2 with BluRay, HDMI and internet download I was thinking more about the beautiful design that it has. I have a Samsung BluRay that is pretty good, the interface is not that terrible and I control it with my Beo5 but it lives hidden inside of the cabinet, the design is just an ugly black rectangle and very cheap looking plastic materials.
More than the sticker I would say it totally lacks of a nice "packaging" and a "magical" experience as with the B&O products in general and Beocenter 2 in particular (wing doors, aluminum buttonless, etc.)