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Joe Murphy Jr

This information needs to be confirmed, but I thought several of you might like to hear this news.

It seems Momitsu (remember their DVD players?) may have the player for those of you who want a Blu-ray player that also plays DVDs from any region (see my 2nd to last sentence for another unexpected twist). Here are the relevant sites from the link below as of the time of this post:

http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/xq/asp/pid.176/qx/details.htm

http://www.xpcgear.com/momitsu-bdp-899-sony-blu-ray-dvd-stand-alone-player-1080p-up-converting-bd-live-hdmi-usb-host.html

and here is Momitsu's product page:

http://www.momitsu.com/bdp_899.html

As of this time, not much info on their site (many specs like audio decoding, bitstream capability, etc are missing), which is rather odd.

There's a bit more reader-friendly information here:

http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?Pagecode=SEARCH_ALL&Item_code=DVDX_MOMI_BD_89

which basically says it will decode/bitstream Dolby TrueHD, but will only bitstream the DTS-HD codecs. It also implies that the player is capable of playing not just DVDs from any region, but Blu-ray discs as well.

The price is listed at $349 from Momitsu's vendors.

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Thanks! A contender... - Harmonia 19:12:23 03/26/09 (5)
Will be awaiting PQ reviews to see if this is the one box solution of my dreams :-)
- hopefully this player works out - Joe Murphy Jr 23:09:42 03/27/09 (4)
  Since several people here have a large collection of DVDs from other regions, I hope the player works out to your liking.
  
  I did finally find a thread on AVS re: this player, but it's not worth linking to because it was infested by shills putting it down. How can you diss a player that you've never used, heard or seen and know nothing about? I guess it's rather easy if you have a company blowing you for support at AVS and the mods there let you get away with it.
  
  ( ...puke... )
  - Joe, you've made a very pertinent point about the shills over on the AVS site. - Audiophilander 22:40:10 03/28/09 (3)
    The biggest problem with a site like the AVS forum is that they are heavily bannered and woe befall the poor sap who crosses their bottom line by criticizing a sponsor. When criticism IS allowed for the 'appearance' of fairness, it's usually heavily moderated, restricted in scope, limited to short duration and then locked down so that critical posts will scroll off before the manufacturer gets upset (usually long before production models actually hit the market). If you see an OPPO banner over there, and I'm pretty sure that there is one, then treat the AVS site like live army ordinance. IOW, if you pull the criticism 'pin' in an OPPO thread then mister hand-grenade will no longer be your friend! ;O)
    
    AuPh
    - I've kinda noticed that - cfraser 15:36:04 03/29/09 (0)
      I didn't catch on until I noticed that some pretty IMO inappropriate/irrelevant (in the scheme of things) topics get "stickied". Stickied not too far from the advertisers' banners... After that I started noticing the lockdown of threads that criticise such products too strongly. And the disallowing of links to other sites where these AVS policies are criticised (oops!).
      
      I guess I don't mind too much. I have seen much worse and more limited discussion on numerous other sites, especially where the site owner relies on the site revenue as their sole/main source of income.
      
      Re the original topic: Momitsu has previously had a good rep for their DVD players. This is $150 cheaper than the Oppo is expected to be. I doubt it will be up to the Oppo's overall video standard, but probably still very good. I wish I had more info on how it handles audio formats.
      
      I have decided to setup my disc playing to 3 boxes. CD, BD/DVD, and "the rest". This is a couple fewer than I use now LOL. CD and BD/DVD separate most people here will get. So far, I think most BDPs play DVDs better than most DVDPs...to my eye anyway. "The rest" are non-R1 DVDs, SACD and DVD-A. I'm a bit concerned about my long-term ability to play "the rest" so I want to put less wear and tear on the box that plays them i.e. not use it as my main/daily player. So I will get another Oppo that just plays them (980), and keep it as a legacy player strictly for my peace of mind. My current SACD and DVD-A players have started acting up, and I'm not prepared to ditch the software just yet.
    - they make it too obvious - Joe Murphy Jr 03:50:22 03/29/09 (1)
      I don't mind if people promote a product on a site -- in moderation -- as long as they don't go over-board. Tell me the good things about your product and fess up if I, or anyone, points out possible problems. Use those points to make your upcoming product better (if it's not out quite yet) or your next offering better.
      
      But in no way should you diss other manufacturers' product, especially if you don't really know anything about it (and I know for a fact that some of the shills do not by their initial posts and incorrect statements about past products). Seriously, if you're gonna be a shill, at least be a good one. Nobody likes a bad shill.
      
      Oppo makes some nice gear. As to why they let their shills sully their reputation, I do not know.
      - AVS has been on the take from various companies, including MS nt - Jazz Inmate 11:51:40 04/01/09 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: they make it too obvious posted by Joe Murphy Jr on March 29, 2009 at 03:50:22
        
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An interesting possibility - Jack G 05:27:21 03/26/09 (1)
Any idea on the PQ?
Jack
- just saw the thread last night - Joe Murphy Jr 09:22:24 03/26/09 (0)
  I don't think there are any reports out yet, so initial impressions make take a week or so. I even checked AVS Forum and this news isn't even posted yet (and AVS is Momitsu friendly). Well, as of last night it wasn't posted.
  
  I'm not interested in the player, but I know several of you would like a Blu-ray player that is able to play DVDs from other regions in order to cut down on the number of boxes in your system.
Thanks for the heads-up, Joe! (nt) - Audiophilander 23:55:53 03/25/09 (1)
(nt)
- you're welcome - Joe Murphy Jr 09:28:24 03/26/09 (0)
  As I told Jack, I'm not interested in the player. I posted the news because I know several of you were looking for a Blu-ray player capable of playing DVDs from other regions. Hopefully the picture quality will be to your liking and you can finally have one box that does it all for your movie collection. And if that's the case, then $349/$339 seems like a good deal for such a player.

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