Steep Pricetags on Blu Players... Worth it?

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Originally Posted by Ria Rhodes

Someone wake me with a post update when a Blu Ray player is released with the quality build and performance of the Toshiba XA2. Most of (not even made in Japan) the high-dollar Blu Ray players don't even have gold plated inputs, let alone the high-end processors on board the 15 pound XA2, and yes, I do want a Blu Ray player. I'm not a Blu basher, just a quality seeker.

Have you looked at the Denon DVD3800BDCI or does that exceed your budget? Every owner of both the XA2 and 3800 who has posted comparisons (about six, thus far and mostly @ AVS) has commented upon the superiority of the 3800 as regards SD DVD upscaling and audio quality. As I said earlier, this should be expected at the price point.