KeysCapt
Premium,Mod
join:2001-07-11
Keys Exile
clubs:
 ·AT&T Southeast
Host:
Time Warner Cable ..
Ham Radio
Sports Chat
| DVD/Blu Ray: Recommendations Please
My Sony DVD player croaked, and I need to replace it. This is the one connected to the main Plasma in the house. My sole intention is to play DVD movies through the Yamaha receiver ... so do I replace it with a DVD player, or go to Blu Ray?
The Plasma is a Sony WEGA, and I don't believe it's 1080.
Thanks for any suggestions. |
|
dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| Well, to be honest, you really should consider Blu-ray.
*ALL* Blu-ray players play and upconvert DVDs great - plus they play Blu-ray Discs! 
DVD players are sub-$100, as where BD players are ~$300.
Have you ever seen a Blu-ray Disc playing?
Even on non-1080p sets, the PQ and AQ are better than DVD.
What model WEGA is it?
--
Think outside the Fox... Opera |
|
howie
McCain-Palin '08
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
edit:
July 20th, @10:43PM
| reply to KeysCapt
I'd get a 39.00 home dvd player for now. Sony should have a $200 BD home unit by year's end.
[EDIT] Edited to add "BD" to the $200 player.
--
N.Y. Giants - Super Bowl XLII Champions |
|
wings10
I Am Legend
Premium
join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL
clubs:
·Comcast
·AT&T DSL Service
 ·Dish Network
| said by howie  : Sony should have a $200 BD home unit by year's end. I hope so.
--
"The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration." |
|
howie
McCain-Palin '08
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
| said by wings10 :said by howie : Sony should have a $200 BD home unit by year's end. I hope so. They say next year but I'm guessing meeting this goal ($200) by the Christmas shopping season would be a great idea for Sony and the release of the "Dark Knight" on BD around the same time.
--
N.Y. Giants - Super Bowl XLII Champions |
|
wings10
I Am Legend
Premium
join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL
clubs:
·Comcast
·AT&T DSL Service
·Dish Network
| said by howie :said by wings10 :said by howie : Sony should have a $200 BD home unit by year's end. I hope so. They say next year but I'm guessing meeting this goal ($200) by the Christmas shopping season would be a great idea for Sony and the release of the "Dark Knight" on BD around the same time. Would help with the holiday shopping season. Economic wise.
--
"The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration." |
|
dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to howie
said by howie :I'd get a 39.00 home dvd player for now. Sony should have a $200 BD home unit by year's end. [EDIT] Edited to add "BD" to the $200 player. What profile are those going to be? current or old stock?
--
When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee |
|
dandeman
join:2001-12-05
Chapel Hill, NC | The S-350 (profile 2.0 upgradeable) $399.00 list and S550 (profile 2.0 capable) $599.00 list are the only Sony units at this time supporting 2.0..
The S-350 is currently available, but the s550 won't start shipping until sometime this fall. |
|
KeysCapt
Premium,Mod
join:2001-07-11
Keys Exile
clubs: | reply to dadkins
Thanks all for the input. The WEGA model is KE-37XS910.
I guess I'll pick up a BD ... I actually have a cheap Magnavox DVD player I use with my other LCD, so no good reason to buy a cheapie right now. |
|
howie
McCain-Palin '08
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
| said by KeysCapt :Thanks all for the input. The WEGA model is KE-37XS910. I guess I'll pick up a BD ... I actually have a cheap Magnavox DVD player I use with my other LCD, so no good reason to buy a cheapie right now. Enjoy! I'm gonna wait a bit and see what's available by year's end. You know these things are gonna drop in price dramatically at some point in the not too distant future as more and more consumers dump their old 4:3 CRT's for new 16:9 HDTV's. I remember I paid about $450 for my first bare-bones Pioneer DVD player back in the mid-90's and now they have units that play everything for 30 bucks.
--
N.Y. Giants - Super Bowl XLII Champions |
|
KeysCapt
Premium,Mod
join:2001-07-11
Keys Exile
clubs:
·AT&T Southeast
Host:
Time Warner Cable ..
Ham Radio
Sports Chat
| Hold on to something ... I recall paying $700+ for my first VCR! Can you believe it? It was huge and weighed about 50 lbs.
But hey ... it came with two free tape rentals ... two!  |
|
howie
McCain-Palin '08
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
edit:
July 21st, @10:05AM
| 
The Panny looked similar to this... as did all Matsushita VHS units. |
said by KeysCapt :Hold on to something ... I recall paying $700+ for my first VCR! Can you believe it? It was huge and weighed about 50 lbs. But hey ... it came with two free tape rentals ... two! LOL! Me too... I bought a Panasonic OmniVision VHS unit back in 1979 (2/4 hour, mono). 2/4 hour T-120 tapes were $20 a pop. It weighed about 35 pounds, had a mechanical "piano key" transport and a wired pause/play remote. It cost me $749.99 at the time from a place called Service Merchandise here in NJ. Those were the days!. I remember the first thing I taped was the 1979 World Series between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. I was the envy of everyone on the block!
--
N.Y. Giants - Super Bowl XLII Champions |
|
rds24a
Teach Your Children
Premium
join:2000-12-13
Springboro, OH
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to KeysCapt
If you're willing to go non-Sony the Samsung BD-P1500 can be found as low as $350 and is also 2.0-ready. It is small in size and has pretty fast boot/load times. Only downside is that it has limited outputs for older televisions/receivers.
--
All hail JoePa |
|
Jacob22
Premium
join:2006-05-10
Eagle River, AK
| reply to dandeman
said by dandeman :The S-350 (profile 2.0 upgradeable) $399.00 list and S550 (profile 2.0 capable) $599.00 list are the only Sony units at this time supporting 2.0.. The S-350 is currently available, but the s550 won't start shipping until sometime this fall. What about PlayStation 3? Not only do you get a blu ray player but an awesome gaming machine....killing 2 birds with one stone. |
|
jmacd27
Premium
join:2001-05-13
Florida
clubs:
| reply to KeysCapt
Lots of good suggestions made so far. One additional item to consider is the improved audio from Blu Ray. Most Blu Ray players will internally decode & output Dolby HD, but very few except the very expensive top of the line models will decode DTS HD Master. Unless your receiver will decode DTS Master, you will only get the standard lossy DTS core(same as on standard DVD). The Sony PS3 will decode and output all of the newer HD codecs so you can use it with older receivers.
Good luck with your purchase, I hope you enjoy your Blu Ray player as much as I do. |
|
wings10
I Am Legend
Premium
join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL
clubs:
·Comcast
·AT&T DSL Service
·Dish Network
| reply to Jacob22
said by Jacob22 :said by dandeman :The S-350 (profile 2.0 upgradeable) $399.00 list and S550 (profile 2.0 capable) $599.00 list are the only Sony units at this time supporting 2.0.. The S-350 is currently available, but the s550 won't start shipping until sometime this fall. What about PlayStation 3? Not only do you get a blu ray player but an awesome gaming machine....killing 2 birds with one stone. I hear the PlayStation 3 does not do DTS audio.
--
"The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration." |
|
Jacob22
Premium
join:2006-05-10
Eagle River, AK | Sorry, you heard wrong.
»gizmodo.com/378180/playstation-3···er-audio |
|
KeysCapt
Premium,Mod
join:2001-07-11
Keys Exile
clubs:
·AT&T Southeast
Host:
Time Warner Cable ..
Ham Radio
Sports Chat
| reply to rds24a
said by rds24a :If you're willing to go non-Sony the Samsung BD-P1500 can be found ... While you were posting that, I was out buying it. Sony left a bad taste, and I've had really good luck with Samsung displays, so I grabbed one at Best Buy ... $399. My WEGA doesn't have HDMI (dammit) but component video seems to be really decent.
Thanks again to everyone for the suggestions and input. |
|
Da Man
join:2008-05-08
Hanover, PA
| reply to Jacob22
I 2nd the PS3. The only cons are no native IR (they're are adapters though) if you use a universal remote and according to some its "noisy" (not to me). And if you have a fancy receiver you can't bitstream HD audio so you can't get the satisfaction of seeing the TrueHD and DTS HD logos light up (it will decode to PCM so you can still hear them). And it probably still has the best load times of any player. It also can double as a media extender as it can play your "acquired" avi's and mkv's (even HD ones). And I think it plays games.  |
|
punker
deleted by moderator
Premium
join:2004-06-21
Palmdale, CA
clubs:
 ·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
edit:
July 23rd, @07:11PM
| reply to wings10
said by wings10 :said by Jacob22 :said by dandeman :The S-350 (profile 2.0 upgradeable) $399.00 list and S550 (profile 2.0 capable) $599.00 list are the only Sony units at this time supporting 2.0.. The S-350 is currently available, but the s550 won't start shipping until sometime this fall. What about PlayStation 3? Not only do you get a blu ray player but an awesome gaming machine....killing 2 birds with one stone. I hear the PlayStation 3 does not do DTS audio. yes it does DTS/DTS-MA
i can not get DTS 96/24 to work
my recver supports that
ps3 supports:
DTS Interactive
DTS Digital Out
DTS-ES
DTS Digital Surround
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS 96/24
Dolby digital
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic II
AAC 5.1
many new ones can be added if needed |
|
