Marantz join the Blu player club

[gandley]

Marantz have announced there BD player the BD 8002

heres a piccy, big mother

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attac...3&d=1189128013

info
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attac...7&d=1189129408

[JTK]

Outstanding.

So basically at CEDIA just about all the big boys and who's who of the CE world have rolled out BD hardware at varying price points.

Excellent.

[xcntuatd77]

u know its amazong how many companies - and now high end AV competitors , are joinning BD. Just like paramount backed off of bluray and supproted hd dvd, it would be sad if a current BD player manufacturer backed out and decided not to build any bluray players... that would tell some story on their stance with the format war at any given point...

HOWEVER, with so many companies including maraznts and denon that have officially chosen bluray, it almsot makes you believe BluRay is the future and this format war is not really a war..meaning the victor is already decided.

[crackinhedz]

The links didnt work.

I think you have to make a link when youre not actually signed on that site. But good to know another company is on board.

[DavePS3]

Hey, is there a comparative list anywhere that shows the amount of manufacturers world wide, who are now producing BD players against the HD-DVD player makers?

[mfinochio]

Originally Posted by DavePS3

Hey, is there a comparative list anywhere that shows the amount of manufacturers world wide, who are now producing BD players against the HD-DVD player makers?

I believe HD-DVD only has Onkyo,Toshiba and Venture at the moment making players.
Michael

[DavePS3]

Hah!!! Suckers...

[McBain]

Not surprising. Marantz’s parent company also owns the Denon brand.

[ProvenFlipper]

Damn... what an army of BD player we have built in the past 14 months.

[DavePS3]

Thanks, 'redux!, Very cool!

[WriteSimply]

I think J6P will now realize that BD is not a Sony product. It's the BDA and the support is big.

Of course the sites that shill for Toshiba/MS/HD-DVD will say that those expensive players won't sell millions; and it's not supposed to. But you know how they are. We just need these CEs to announce a firm launch date and for the studios to commit to Profile 1.1/2.0 discs right now.


fuad

[Thundercrash07]

Cool, that thing is DivX certified?

[supersix4]

what an idiot mod Jon Spackman is lol Marantz , McIntosh exc. its all about super quality its never been about price what a dumb A$$

[JTK]

Originally Posted by supersix14

what an idiot mod Jon Spackman is lol Marantz , McIntosh exc. its all about super quality its never been about price what a dumb A$$

Seriously.

[supersix4]

thats like saying geeze bmw missed the point I guess there 330i is 40,000 ... what an idiot


and if he was smart he'd realize how important those High end companys are in format support... this is wonderful news to have marantz going blu

[JTK]

Originally Posted by supersix14

thats like saying geeze bmw missed the point I guess there 330i is 40,000 ... what an idiot


and if he was smart he'd realize how important those High end companys are in format support... this is wonderful news to have marantz going blu

I'm sure he does deep down, but remember what forum he's on and what forum he moderates for.

'Nuff said.

[mcy_999]

Originally Posted by GoldenRedux

Here you go:

HD-DVD:
Toshiba
Onkyo (rebadged Toshiba)
Venterur (cheap Chinese rubbish)
LG (combo player)
Samsung (combo player)

Blu-ray:
Sony
Pioneer
Loewe
Phillips
Denon
Sharp
Marantz
Funai (Sylvania, Emerson, Magnavox, etc.)
Daewoo
Samsung (stand-alone and combo players)
LG (combo player)
JVC
Panasonic
Hitachi (Blu-ray camcorders)
Harmon Kardon
Ben-Q

You can add Alienware to the list also:

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070906/20070906005744.html?.v=1

[Jodi]

Yay Marantz!!!
I hope they make a Blu player with that signature gold-colored chassis of theirs.....delicious!!!

Jodi

[Jodi]

Originally Posted by mcy_999

You can add Alienware to the list also:

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070906/20070906005744.html?.v=1

Cool! We've even got "Alien"s supporting Blu-Ray!!!
Proof that there IS intelligent life out there!!

Jodi

(about the universe) "...if it is just us, it would be an awful waste of space..."
From the film "Contact"

[hyperdine]

Originally Posted by GoldenRedux

Here you go:

HD-DVD:
Toshiba
Onkyo (rebadged Toshiba)
Venterur (cheap Chinese rubbish)
LG (combo player)
Samsung (combo player)

Blu-ray:
Sony
Pioneer
Loewe
Phillips
Denon
Sharp
Marantz
Funai (Sylvania, Emerson, Magnavox, etc.)
Daewoo
Samsung (stand-alone and combo players)
LG (combo player)
JVC
Panasonic
Hitachi (Blu-ray camcorders)
Harmon Kardon
Ben-Q

I don't understand how an HD-DVD fan can look at the massively lopsided support and feel confident about their format's future.