Help me decide on a Player - Blu-ray Forum

mitchell2345 · 02-26-2008, 10:42 PM

Hi,

I currently have a A2 that I bought on Fire Sale. I was able to get my HD fix for 5 months or so while I waited for the format war to settle. Now that it has I am looking for a great player.

My Gear:
Optoma HD80 1080p Projector
Onkyo TX-SR503
5.1 Channel Athena speakers

Obvouisly I want the best player for the lowest price. I could really care less about all the profiles. Sure 2.0 the best and nice but I really dont see myself wanting to watch trailers via a slow player, also How much will it really be used?. That is why I have a HTPC. What I am concerned about is getting a great picture with great audio.

So, in a player it must do 24p. But the audio codec's are where the decision is made. I would really like to be able to use my analog inputs on my Onkyo so I dot have to upgrade my receiver. I don't ever see myself upgraded to 7.1 channels so 5.1 discrete analog outs will be sufficent.

So my questions:
1. Does bit streaming an audio codec and letting the player or receiver decode yield better audio?

2. How often is DTS-MA used, what about the future? if its not used much I could get buy with a cheaper Samsung BD-P1400.

3. If DTS-MA is used a lot or will be; maybe I should hold out for Sony's new players 350 or 550 or the Pana BD50.

4. if I go with the 350 or BD 30 I would need to upgrade my receiver. Paying the extra $100 and getting the onboard decoding in the 550 or BD50 would be overall cheaper. Suggestions?

i hope you see my dilemma. I am sure others are in the same boat. I just want to make sure when I invest in a new player I am getting a *future* proof player (Does this happen in BD/Sony?, maybe wishfull thinking).

Thanks,
Mitchell

ryoohki · 02-26-2008, 11:21 PM

Wait for the Panasonic BD50 then, i don't know the price... If you had a new receiver i would say the BD30 with latest FW is the current best right now..

sony1569 · 02-26-2008, 11:29 PM

The Panasonic BD50K I think will be released April 1st, I don't know the price but that will replace my PS3 which will retire to just playing games when I get the BD50K.

02-26-2008, 10:42 PM	#1
mitchell2345 New Member Member since:Feb 2008	Help me decide on a Player Hi, I currently have a A2 that I bought on Fire Sale. I was able to get my HD fix for 5 months or so while I waited for the format war to settle. Now that it has I am looking for a great player. My Gear: Optoma HD80 1080p Projector Onkyo TX-SR503 5.1 Channel Athena speakers Obvouisly I want the best player for the lowest price. I could really care less about all the profiles. Sure 2.0 the best and nice but I really dont see myself wanting to watch trailers via a slow player, also How much will it really be used?. That is why I have a HTPC. What I am concerned about is getting a great picture with great audio. So, in a player it must do 24p. But the audio codec's are where the decision is made. I would really like to be able to use my analog inputs on my Onkyo so I dot have to upgrade my receiver. I don't ever see myself upgraded to 7.1 channels so 5.1 discrete analog outs will be sufficent. So my questions: 1. Does bit streaming an audio codec and letting the player or receiver decode yield better audio? 2. How often is DTS-MA used, what about the future? if its not used much I could get buy with a cheaper Samsung BD-P1400. 3. If DTS-MA is used a lot or will be; maybe I should hold out for Sony's new players 350 or 550 or the Pana BD50. 4. if I go with the 350 or BD 30 I would need to upgrade my receiver. Paying the extra $100 and getting the onboard decoding in the 550 or BD50 would be overall cheaper. Suggestions? i hope you see my dilemma. I am sure others are in the same boat. I just want to make sure when I invest in a new player I am getting a future proof player (Does this happen in BD/Sony?, maybe wishfull thinking). Thanks, Mitchell

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02-26-2008, 11:21 PM	#2
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	Wait for the Panasonic BD50 then, i don't know the price... If you had a new receiver i would say the BD30 with latest FW is the current best right now..

02-26-2008, 11:29 PM	#3
sony1569 Member Member since:Jul 2007	The Panasonic BD50K I think will be released April 1st, I don't know the price but that will replace my PS3 which will retire to just playing games when I get the BD50K.

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