I've kinda noticed that

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In Reply to: Joe, you've made a very pertinent point about the shills over on the AVS site. posted by Audiophilander on March 28, 2009 at 22:40:10:

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.

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Topic - playing blu and any region red - Joe Murphy Jr 22:12:07 03/25/09 (10)

Thanks! A contender... - Harmonia 19:12:23 03/26/09 (5)

hopefully this player works out - Joe Murphy Jr 23:09:42 03/27/09 (4)

Joe, you've made a very pertinent point about the shills over on the AVS site. - Audiophilander 22:40:10 03/28/09 (3)

I've kinda noticed that - cfraser 15:36:04 03/29/09 (0)

they make it too obvious - Joe Murphy Jr 03:50:22 03/29/09 (1)

AVS has been on the take from various companies, including MS nt - Jazz Inmate 11:51:40 04/01/09 (0)

An interesting possibility - Jack G 05:27:21 03/26/09 (1)

just saw the thread last night - Joe Murphy Jr 09:22:24 03/26/09 (0)

Thanks for the heads-up, Joe! (nt) - Audiophilander 23:55:53 03/25/09 (1)

you're welcome - Joe Murphy Jr 09:28:24 03/26/09 (0)

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I've kinda noticed that - cfraser 15:36:04 03/29/09 (0)

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