Originally Posted by lol101 
I think Ben was referring to IQ.
From what I have seen, the 1DMkIII is quite close to D300, only a bit better in resolution/high ISO noise (a bit more color noise but with less smoothing).
Edit: Damn! Chris beat me to it!
Hey, Chris, sure looks like some good times are coming our way huh?
It will be especially since Ben is playing with a newer firmware than I myself have been able to examine so hearing things from him is a whole new boat then what I've ridden in.