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It is called The Roundtable by Camelot.It seems to be a very nice piece, but I cant find a place to audition it.
I am interested in the upconversion audio quality as well as the video.
I live in Atlanta, GA
Here is the link
http://www.audiorevolution.com/equip/camelotroundtable/
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I bought one from Audio Adviser about the same week Thunders got his. When I hooked it up though, I discovered the 480P situation mentioned by Thunders and could not make use of it. This meant that even though I have a High Def big screen TV, it will not take advantage of the progressive scan feature the Camelot does so well. No sense keeping it, so I returned it to Audio Adviser for full refund. No loss except shipping, and I learned a lot. Did you know that 1080 Interlace is good for HD, but if your TV does not also have 480 Progressive capability, you can't use the full function of a progressive scan player like the Round Table? My Denon 5000 will stay until formats are settled.
Be advised: Most people who sell these types of equipment do not know all of the compatability issues! You must research some yourself.......Good luck. Bob
I went round and round with the man Mel Shilling (sp?) himself over at Camelot (probably the nicest guy you'd ever want to get to know, BTW). Anyway, we tried and tried to make the components work on my T.V. (Wega 36") and it just wouldn't, though he swore up and down that it should have been compatible with my unit.
The Roundtable is greatness for video and audio, both. I only have two real beefs with it (or is it beeves?), and a couple a small one's. 1) It is way too much money for what I want to spend in a DVD player, though it does very well as a transport for CD, and 2) IT doesn't play CDRs. While both of these piss me off, this latter difficulty REALLY pisses me off.My smaller beefs are that it automatically shuts down after a while if it sits idle, it has a panasonic screensaver, DVDs must be super clean, or it won't play them right, the component video outs are locked on 480p, meaning that you are relegated to s-video if you do not have a TV with 480p capability, and finally, the remote is not great--it's not bad, just not great.
I've seriously been considering selling it lately because, as you may have guessed, I cannot use all of the Roundtable's features in my current setup. It's just that I cannot find another DVD player that will perform even adequately as a substitute. I went the other day and test drove the Denon 2800 (runs the same DVDO chipset as the Camelot) and started laughing after about 60 seconds there was so much garbage in the picture. The picture on the Roundtable is just perfect, and when I see other players botch the job, I am glad I have it. I know there are going to be other players out soon that will do well against the Roundtable, just that I don't know of any yet.
I too am waiting for the new shootout to make up my mind on what to do. I have been digging around over at audiovideoscience.com trying to smoke out some tips, but they are just as frustrated as I am, it seems. If you really want to test one out, you can get one from audioadvisor.com, they have a thirty day return policy.
I was looking into buying this unit and if I remember correctly you can listen to at home and if dissatisfied return it. I purchased the RP-91 and am very happy with my purchase.Best regards-Henry
It's a panasonic unit under the skin. Expensive boutique player but one of the best...no chroma bugs (no panasonics have the chroma problem). I can't comment on the audio quality...but for the cost, I'm not sure that's the best strategic move. Then again, maybe it is.I did recently get a panasonic rp-91 for $500 (online) and it is a fantastic video player. It still uses the genesis chip set, the new faroudja is supposed to be a better deinterlacer and will be in some players soon (those players may have the chroma problem though). Still it hardly combs. The rp-91 doesn't make a great transport in my opinion (at least in my system).
For more info - see http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/main.html .
-- Greg
Thankyou for the input and the site recommendation.I am looking for the most bang for my buck sort of speak.
I have also looked at the Pioneer DV-38A and the Onkyo DV-S939.
I am not sure which one will give me the best all around quality.
DVD-A would be a plus, but is not necessary.
The Pioneers do have the chroma problem as well as Sony, Denon...everything except Panasonic, JVC and a couple others. Some people can see it, others can't - and some players are better than others. This is of course video only.There is a DVD Player "shoot-out" II that is to be posted any day at that URL I gave you - it might be worth waiting for. I haven't even tried the DVD-A in the RP-91 I have. If you want some other URLs that focus mostly on home theater, let me know.
-- Greg
Is the chroma problem in the Elite series as well?I havent been particularly concerned with picture quality, mainly because I have yet to upgrade my TV.
I eventually will pick up either the Mistsubishi Diamond series 55" or the Pioneer Elite 610.
I am sure this problem will present itself in either case.
P.S. Thank you the "THX" correction. I did not mean to present it as a format. But I do love that clear sweet sound.
I have the Pioneer Elite 610 - wonderful image. There is another plus with the Panasonic that I didn't mention (just now thought of it). For DVD, it can scale the image so you can always leave the RPTV in FULL mode (for anamorphic material). If you play a non-anamorphic movie, the player will "zoom" and make it look anamorphic to the RPTV. One benefit is that if you are going to have the TV calibrated, you don't need to calibrate the ZOOM mode...it's a decent advantage. Plus, the picture looks better letting the Panasonic do the zoom (or scaling) rather than having the TV do it. If you don't understand this or want more info, read here .The Elite DVD series definitely has the chroma problem as well. It's commonly referred to as a "bug" because it is. The color decoder chip which is used in lots of players has the problem. Read more here .
To sum up, the Panasonic player is wonderful as a DVD player. I'm still stunned by the picture - it's simply amazing. I have tweaked the 610 with Duvatyne which helps color and contrast. I also use a couple power filters and Nordost component video cables between the DVD and 610. So short of a full ISF calibration, I've done what I can do to optimize the image. I just wish the RP91 worked better as a transport for CDs - and I haven't tried the internal DACs - yet. Plus, the price is right (not factored into my buying decision - well, maybe a little - the Nordost cables were about as much as the player).
-- Greg
I am going to order the RP91 and give it a shot. I have done a lot of research on this player and it seems to be the most bang for my buck.Thanks again everyone.
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