the "secret prize" you are talking about is a dvd with all of the episodes on it at the end of the season. and by dvd i mean, put it in your dvd player and watch, not like a data dvd. and honestly, i think that the hi-res files are defintaly worth it. i have a 56k connection that i download the videos with, and i downloaded one ep. in hi res, and it was amazing how much the quality improved. i downloaded the rest in hi res and the e3 ep. was awesome, which you get when you upgrade. and lets not forget, you get the eps. on friday! all in all, id say defintly worth it, wired.