wastedthelight, you were right.
ModderMan, thanks for your feedback. I guess you're right in that waiting would be my best choice, which I'm sure you know how hard it is when you have a new toy. Based on the history of these guys' releases, when do you foresee they will start selling a D2Pro9 with the 1.1b firmware? That's a beta, right? I am afraid they might not release one until the beta has been fully tested and an alpha release is made. Most companies won't release new hardware with beta firmware.
By the way, thanks for getting sidetracked. What's D2C MCU Version 3? Anything I should be worried about? I don't know if my board is one of those.
Thanks again.