POD HD 500/X users...

Firmware updated to 2.6. New amp models available (at a cost) and new global EQ.
 
Us 300/400 users need to be patient but will be treated to a similar upgrade shortly.

I'm still on a POD XT Live. Poor me. But I do have all the POD Farm 2.5 add-ons.

Truth be known, there are things for which I find my old POD 2 more adequate than the POD HD. I'd be curious to test an XT

 
I have a POD X3, it was having a problem so I bought a POD HD.  I hated it, my X3 "Tones" wouldn't work on the HD and the HD effects were not as good as the ones in a POD XT and X3.  It also changed my tone slightly (lost a small amount of body).  I send the HD back and bought a almost new X3 off of e-bay. 
 
I use the POD with my pedal steel guitar and do not use any distortion type effects - mainly delay and reverb.  If I were using distortion the slight tone change would not be noticeable or an issue.
 
I have the POD Farm 2 and frequently use it with Sonar.
 
 

Here is an updated view from the Line6 forum:
 
 
 
HD Metal Pack
PV Panama          -               Peavey® 5150® (Block logo)
Mahadeva           -                 Bogner® Shiva
Brit 2204              -                 Remastered Marshall® JCM800 (Model 2204)
Line 6 Insane
Line 6 Big Bottom
Line 6 Variac'ed Plexi
Line 6 Purge
Line 6 Aggro
Line 6 Smash
Line 6 Octone
 
HD Vintage Pack
Jazz Rivet              -               Roland® JC-120
Small Tweed         -               Fender® Champ® (Tweed)                                     
Mandarin 80         -               Orange® OR80
A30 Fawn Nrm        -            VOX® AC30 (Fawn Normal Ch.)
A30 Fawn Brt            -          VOX® AC30 (Fawn Bright Ch.)
Line 6 Acoustic
Black Panel Pete     -           Pete Anderson Custom 
 
Roland® JC-120 2x12 CAB
Fender® Champ® 1x8 CAB     
 
HD Bass Pack
SVT Nrm             -                 Ampeg® SVT® Normal Ch.
SVT Brt                -                Ampeg® SVT® Bright Ch.
G Cougar 80           - GK Gallien-Kruger® 800RB
 
Ampeg® SVT® 8x10 CAB
Ampeg® SVT® 410HLF CAB
 
HD 500X Order
Small Tweed         -               Fender® Champ® (Tweed)                                     
Jazz Rivet            -                 Roland® JC-120
PV Panama        -                 Peavey® 5150® (Block logo)
SVT Brt               -                 Ampeg® SVT® Bright Ch.
SVT Nrm             -                 Ampeg® SVT® Normal Ch.
Mahadeva           -                 Bogner® Shiva
G Cougar 800           -           GK Gallien-Kruger® 800RB
Brit 2204                 -              Remastered Marshall® JCM800 (Model 2204)
Mandarin 80         -               Orange® OR80
A30 Fawn Brt        -              VOX® AC30 (Fawn Bright Ch.)
A30 Fawn Nrm         -           VOX® AC30 (Fawn Normal Ch.)
Black Panel Pete     -           Pete Anderson Custom 
Line 6 Octone
Line 6 Insane
Line 6 Big Bottom
Line 6 Variac'ed Plexi
Line 6 Purge
Line 6 Aggro
Line 6 Smash
Line 6 Acoustic
 
http://line6.com/support/topic/12862-not-all-new-amps-are-there/#entry90202
 

kristoffer
...  I have the HD500 so I'm still waiting for the new FW

I'm also on the HD500, but I won't be holding my breath for any firmware updates. Unless you have read otherwise... I'm sure this is going to be an HD500X update only.
 

kristoffer
... I've heard the Pete Anderson is great - AFAIK it is a modified Blackface amp of some kind.

Many, many years ago Line 6 modeled Pete's Blackface Deluxe for "his use only". It's a Blackface Deluxe with a more robust Power Transformer and Output Transformer... it's also setup to run on 6L6 tubes rather than 6V6's. I guess that kind of makes it a Super Reverb in a 1x12" deluxe cabinet.

I got the update for my HD500 last night. 
The new FW gave an option for a "global EQ", which I don't need since I only use mine in my home studio. 
 
The second part, the good one: 
It opened for the new expansion packs (like I don't have enough to spend all my money on ) and I got to install these (I've already bought them 2 weeks ago)
 
To sum up: my hands are tired from playing. New amps and Sonar Platinum in one week. 
The JazzChorus was just what I wanted :)

kristoffer
Yes, it is coming. The Pro X and 500x got the FW last week, and the 500/desktop will get it this week or next week 
EDIT: link
http://line6.com/store/item/355/

I see the FW update is already available for the HD500. I thought for sure they would over look the older models... That's great news.