I see your point but personally I don't mind spending the 15 or 16 dollars to get an AR coated panel. I think they shipped the mk2 without the AR coating because they couldnt find a manufacturer that would handle their specific needs at that time. If they had waited, you would still be waiting for your player right now. I would rather have the unit without the a/r coating for this last month than not have it at all-I've been waiting since december for this player and some of you have been waiting even longer than that.

Sean

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