Yeah, you're probably right...I mean, really, since you can just check out the temps in Windows I guess there really isn't much use in having a panel like that aside from the "blingitty-bling".
I ended up looking at the majority of the problems reported on this board and they seem to be coming from people just not checking the compatibility of their products, something that certainly won't be a problem for me. I think it's got enough features to be a very good choice. It's got the Q-OTES to keep the northbridge cool without splitting your eardrums - and it ought to work really well in a P180 with a big Zalman cooler on the processor. It's got a good layout that shouldn't have any components bumping into the board parts, a port 80 diagnostic for help in troubleshooting, 100% japanese caps, and uGuru. And hey, I can always get the external uGuru panel, should I ever want it.
Yeah, I think this could be quite a nice step up from value-based Socket A boards.