Just installed connect player...it seems faster than sonic stage, although i didn;t try any cd-ripping or transfering any musics. Disappointing point is that I tried connect player w/ psp and my e403, but they didn;t work w/ connect player.. And tell u the truth, I did like sonic stage pretty much and i hate new connect player design... But it seems to me that new player is lighter and faster. I'm using korean window xp, and I can play songs like : 舞-HiME 運命の系統樹 or 月蝕グラソギニョル(월식 그랑기뇰) w/out any change. Should we send request to SONY for backward compability?