not to sound like a fanboy, but I agree with everything they say.
and when you consider the amount of space taken up by a games console, dvd and bluray player, media streamer and TV recorder, suddenly it doesn't seem so bulky.
the size of the original doesn't bother me.
the slim was all about features and noise for me.
one thing that would have been cool to add would have been an aerial port, then have play tv and radio built in. but that might have to be another SKU.
one completely inexcusable omission is the lack of IR receiver. especially with the nod to it as a home theater device by adding HDMI bitstreaming.
I understand the benefit of non line of sight communication Bluetooth offers, but it's connection based methodology makes it unsuitable as a remote, because it has to use power to maintain connection even when buttons aren't being pressed, disconnecting and connecting take time.