Yes, the PS3 is the best and most future proof of the Blu-Ray players, however given that the PS3 is fully upgradeable to the 2.0 "final" spec Sony has hardly stranded a lot of early adopters. Most older players aren't going to be able to be upgraded to either the 1.1 or 2.0 spec, but given that most of these players were $500-1,000 dollars they were only selling to people who have more than enough money to replace them and probably would be doing so any way to get the latest bells and whistles.
It's not like DVDs have been static in terms of features or capabilities. My old DVD player has neither an HDMI, nor a DVI, nor upscaling, is larger, heavier, etc...
