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RE: "I fear that Sony's monopoly on hi-def, should it play out that way, could be costlier to consumers." Exac

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In Reply to: RE: "I fear that Sony's monopoly on hi-def, should it play out that way, could be costlier to consumers." Exactly. posted by Audiophilander on January 04, 2008 at 16:12:30

Along with Sony's superior support of SACD? I'll pass on Sony branded products and one day buy a BR player if and when one of the higher end companies offers one. Think Meridian and the like.

Consumer branded electronics that you can buy at Best Buy or Circuit City don't hold my interest.

At least perhaps we're at a point where a final decision will be made for one format.

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one format is the key... - Joe Murphy Jr 22:15:43 01/04/08 (0)
to High End companies participating in the next gen optical format. They tend to be smaller companies with less capital for investment, hence risk plays a major part in the direction they take. If they clearly see one side of the fork in the road disolving, they are more likely to put the effort into poducing a product.
One reason to resolve the format war is to encourage "High end" companies to participate... - oscar 17:45:02 01/04/08 (1)
The HIgh end companies are sitting on the sidelines waiting for convincing evidence that at least one of the formats will survive before they think about investing resources in developing a player. Warner's defection to Blu-ray is highly suggestive that Blu-ray will survive for the long-term and may trigger high end company investment in the format. I was talking to a dealer about this and he indicated he has been asked to help lobby a high end company manufacturer (at CES) to begin work on a Blu-ray player.
- should have read your post first... - Joe Murphy Jr 22:47:52 01/04/08 (0)
  as we said pretty much the same thing. Oh, well.
I know Denon might not be considered "high" end, but - townsend 16:57:59 01/04/08 (1)
they've got two very nice blu-ray players on the horizon, at approximately MRSP 2,000 and 1,000 respectively.

IIRC, Marantz may have one coming out, and Onkyo too! I recognize these might not be "high" enough for you! Understandable . . . Meridian makes great gear.
- http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/17/denon-intros-two-new-high-end-blu-ray-players/ (Open in New Window)
- With Video Denon ARE definitely high-end. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:40:49 01/05/08 (0)
  The Denon DVD 5910CI (DVD-A1XV) is as good as DVD gets and if they make a BluRay player with the same upscaled DVD replay as the DVD-A1XV then even I would be interested, but it would be interesting to see how much difference there is between upscaled DVD and BluRay through the same Denon on a 42" 0r 50" display.
  
  Best Regards,
  Chris redmond.

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