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Old 09-03-2008, 02:06 PM   #1
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Default Lack of 2.0 profile players

The lack of 2.0 BD players indicates something to me as far as the market is concerned....very few people are interested in 2.0. There are only a handful of players that are 2.0 (Playstation 3 and HTPC's are the first ones that come to mind). Most new high-end players are profile 1.1 (but most audio/videophiles don't care about 2.0 - I'm 2.0 capable and I will probrably never use it). What's a the hub-bub about manufacturers coming out with 1.1 players? I think they are just giving the consumers what they really want - good PQ, good AQ, a few features and gimmicks (PIP - see where that went). 2.0 is really just a gimmick to me and adds little value to BD. Question is - should we really be concerned and in a huff because manufaturers still turn out 1.1 profile players? I think profile 3.0 (audio) would be a better feature than 2.0 (although I enjoy 2 channel stereo greatly - actually prefer it over multi-channel, there's just a magic with 2 speakers throwing this huge image) - but that's just me. Let's chime in - shall we?
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