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Posted by T.B. on 11/09/07 03:23
"Lloyd Parsons" wrote:
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>> (snip)
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>> > in the meantime, the bluray forums were dropping anyone that said a
>> > disparaging word about anything bluray...
>> >
>> > AVS forums is more balanced that any of the fanboi sites/forums. For
>> > every rabid HDDVD freak, there are that many rabid Bluray freaks, both
>> > spouting misinformation at every increasing rates.
>>
>> Is there another A/V board where anyone can knowledgably discuss HD,
>> notably
>> Blu-ray players? I'm in the market to buy one before the holidays and I
>> have some specific questions as it relates to my Home Theater setup.
>>
>> T.B.
>
> Unfortunately it is a daunting task to get good info about either format
> on any board. The fanboards, like bluray.com, put out info that is
> slanted to make BD look better as do the HDDVD boards for HDDVD.
>
> On AVS, all too many threads, even the ones you wouldn't suspect, get
> hijacked to fanboi attacks. That makes finding the good info difficult.
>
> While I am not an expert, I have both BD and HDDVD and can probably
> answer your questions. In the interest of fairness, I do like HDDVD
> better, but I'm not a fanboi.
>
> Here's a couple of things I would be looking at if I just had to buy a
> BD player now instead of waiting until the next profile is in place and
> being used.
>
> 1. While nothing is certain, it appears that the PS3 is capable of
> being upgraded to the newer profile with just a firmware download.
> However, Sony has not said they will do it.
>
> 2. If you have a home theater that is capable of handling the newer
> codecs or LPCM in 5.1 or 7.1, then which player is important. The PS3
> and some other players do TrueHD (Sony films new love), NO players
> currently do DTSHD-MA (all Fox movies) in any fashion. There has been
> discussion that the PS3 might and a couple of others will soon.
>
> If I were recommending a player to buy today, I would say wait. If that
> wasn't good enough, then a PS3 would be the next pick.
>
> Heck, I may even get one myself as I'm not thrilled with my S300. I'll
> wait for the give-away pricing of Black Friday to come around...
One of my problems is that I do not have a HDMI capable receiver. I posted
my questions in this newsgroup(s) under a separate thread so as not to
hikack the hijinks in this one.
T.B.
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