JimC wrote:
> Thanks for taking the time to address these issues. My situation may be
> slightly different, in that my dealer has indicated that they will take
> the To****ba back in trade, at least partially, on a BluRay player. So,
> perhaps I haven't "taken the loss" on HD DVD yet.
odds are that you've taken a loss even
if the dealer will provide you with
a "take back" *"deal"*
> The problem, as you
> point out, is that BluRay doesn't seem to be as fully developed as the
> A35, so if I trade for one of the BluRay players now, there's a good
> chance that it may be outdated within a few months.
what i see you doing (which i've also done in the past)
is worry about "outdated within a few months"
that's especially easy to do with cutting edge stuff
(like BD stand-alone players (which still have a future))
> As understood, the
> S350 and S550, to be released later this year, will have DTS MA
> capabilities.
have any BD surround sound movies been
released with DTS MA?
(i assume that's the same as DTS-HD?)
of my 10 HD-DVD "music" disks which
have DTS-HD the reality is that while
it's been interesting to experience,
it's not been worth the $150+ that
i spent for the 10 discs
> As indicated, if I'm going to invest in HD discs, I think
> I would prefer to get them in the (BluRay) format that may be around for
> a few years,
BD is clearly still a *pricey* niche product
given that you've got a *decent* A35, get
some real experience before you start
spending on BD
> even though few of them have lossless audio so far.
> (I don't have a lot of HD DVDs yet.)
>
> Regarding the Oppo for SACD, yes, it does seem like a good choice.
fwiw, i'd forgotten that you were the one
i recently responded to on rec.audio.opinion
about OPPO players <reddish grin>
> - You
> asked why I was interested in HDMI 1.3. - As you may know, the Oppo 980
> and 983 output SACD in PCM format via HDMI 1.2 (or 1.3) (The 980 also
> outputs SACD in DSD format), both of which can be processed internally
> by several of the new AVRs and pre/pros without the usual D/A conversion
> steps. (See Kal's article on the Integra and Oppo 980 combination in the
> January Stereophile.) Without HDMI 1.2 or greater, this isn't possible
> as far as I know.
instead of focusing in on newest features, (which
i didn't with my own purchase of a Denon AVR-2307CI),
i suggest you focus in on the quality of what the unit(s)
can do and do do (sorry about that, no joke intended)
it's not clear to me that HDMI 1.3 is really
all that necessary, and appears that my own
newly ordered 3808CI will likely not have
much (if any) 1.3 capability. my current
2307CI has 1.1 capability
i gather that you haven't bought an OPPO?
my own OPPO 981HD ($230) has 5.1 RCA out
imo if you don't mind some cable clutter,
it's the one to get
fwiw, my 5.1 setup has the TV in front with
an open-air stack of AVR, 5 player/recorders,
and an OTA digital TV tuner on top. talk
about cable clutter (behind the units and TV)!
4 of the player/recorders can play CDs. of these
the one that has the most sound options (by far)
is the OPPO
with CDs, the best sounding one is the OPPO
if you have others who'll need a simple
setup to use the gear to listen or watch
something, then maybe an AVR with 1.2/1.3
is the way to go
me, i'm going with the name that i trust
for good sound: Denon
fwiw#2, it won't surprise me at all if Denon
upgrades many (most/all?) of their AVRs to
have HDMI 1.3 in roughly the next 6/7 months
life is short, and i still have good hearing
bill
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