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Posted by JoeLip on September 4, 2007 at 11:49:16

In Reply to: Truth is posted by DavidLD on September 3, 2007 at 09:57:53:

Hi,

You're right; std DVD done well is both great and all I need. Currently I'm using an expensive DENON DVD-3800. It is 3-4 years old, and so is 480P, w/ no HDMI. The picture quality almost rivals anything I've seen in HD. Some off-air HD is better, but most is about as good. It's a toss up, really. My HD from DirecTV lags behind both -- for the most part. My issue is that the DENON, while it performs spectacularly on both video and audio -- is finicky. It will hang up at layer transitions and sometimes for no apparent reason on really clean discs. Can drive me crazy.

Where I'm going with all of this is that it is going to be std DVD for me -- at least for now. It is simply too good to leave behind. I'm seriously considering the 480P Oppo for $170. My understanding is that the more expensive model (with the Faroudja chipset) has macroblocking issues with sets like my SONY SXRD LCoS set. According to a technical guy at Oppo, the $170 player is the one for me. I am curious to see what my set can do if I bypass its internal scaling electronics. No final decisions yet, though.

Cheers, Joe

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Topic - an interesting commentary. - Jack G 07:04:23 09/01/07 (13)

I'll have to disagree BOTH formats can thrive in competition with DVD. - oscar 09:35:51 09/01/07 (12)

Truth is - DavidLD 09:57:53 09/03/07 (1)

Same here... - JoeLip 11:49:16 09/04/07 (0)

I agree, this is not Xbox-Wii. Either one or none will survive. nt - Duilawyer 10:41:43 09/01/07 (0)

"One has to prevail before mass market acceptance is possible and economies of scale can kick in to bring cost - Jack G 10:35:52 09/01/07 (8)

Correction - Jack G 08:51:25 09/04/07 (6)

Do you guys on AVS really believe that makes one iota of difference? NT - Jazz Inmate 10:47:05 09/04/07 (5)

Paramount seems to (nt) - Jack G 10:55:41 09/04/07 (4)

Warner, Fox, Disney and Sony don't seem to - Jazz Inmate 11:52:26 09/04/07 (3)

Eventually the subsidies will stop - Jack G 12:06:25 09/04/07 (2)

Yup, just as they did with SACD.* - jaiva 17:16:38 09/04/07 (1)

And SACD on classical music is still "thriving". - oscar 17:22:47 09/04/07 (0)

RE: "One has to prevail before mass market acceptance is possible and economies of scale can kick in to bring - Duilawyer 13:22:20 09/01/07 (0)

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Same here... - JoeLip 11:49:16 09/04/07 (0)

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