Posted by Tarkus on 01/08/08 17:15

Mark Jones wrote:
> Do I really need to say? wrote:
>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 18:33:56 -0600, "Mark Jones"
>> <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>>> That price was before the big announcement. We'll see what happens.
>>>> But if HDDVD disappears, BD will not drop in price much if any this
>>>> year.
>>> What is your opinion of the Sony BDP-S300 at $399.99 versus
>>> the BDP-S500 at $699.99. These are the MSRP numbers from
>>> a Sony insert in the newspaper.
>>>
>>> The BDP-S500 is shown as supporting TrueHD and DTS-HD sound.
>>> What about the availabilty of an amplifier that can actually handle
>>> these two sound formats without costing more than the Blu-Ray
>>> player.
>>>
>> You're not an engineer if you cannot understand how a high end 7
>> channel receiver/amplifier might cost more than an optical disc
>> playback device.
>
> If it costs more than the $700 price tag of the BDP-S500,
> I am simply not interested. I have already spent way too
> much on audio and video equipment to want to buy
> another receiver/amplifier that costs a fortune.
>
> You didn't have to be an asshole with your response.

You must be new here. Yes, he did. That's what he does.

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