• Asus HDP-R3 (AIR) Firmware FTP site has new v1.06 firmware
• Asus HDP-R1 Firmware FTP site has new v1.18 firmware

Note these had not yet appeared on their web site product page/download section as of Jan. 15th. (And for the Air, there's been no previous version posted that I saw, although was for the HDP-R1 model. I mention that in case someone wanted to go back to a previous firmware version after trying the new firmware. When they post these new versions to the web, maybe they'll also list a previous version.)
I'm getting an AIR model in a couple weeks so downloaded the new firmware but no readme/change log included. However an ASUS post over the weekend included this changelog from the R1 firmware (assuming R3/Air is similar):

1. Improve subtitle font support for the missing characters
2. Add in txt subtitle format support
3. Add in file and folder management function. Press left key to delete or rename it.
4. Add in 0.9x zoom out option
5. Add in sleep timer function

If any readers with an O!Play try the new firmware let me know if you see any pros or cons.
I'm especially interested if the firmware update for the AIR (HDP-R3) model addresses some of the issues I've seen posted in Asus' forums like (many) wireless complaints and some eSATA issues. (As usual with most anything, forums are full of problem posts.)

"Just an update. But have not had time to try it myself yet.-R
FASTA-4e/4x: 4-Port eSATA PCI-E/X Adapter
Driver v2.1.0 for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard (32-bit & 64-bit)
http://www.caldigit.com/Support/CalDigit_FASTA4_2.1.0u.zip"

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