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unclemiltie Expert
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 1795 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:45 am Post subject: Blu-Ray with discretes? |
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I'm finally going to make the switch and since my DVD is the ONLY thing in my HT that doesn't have discretes and my kids/wife STILl can't figure out that the remote keeps state of the device and push buttons on the damned thing all the time, I'm looking for a Blu-Ray player with discrete on/off so that I don't have to deal with the "remote is out of sync" issues anymore.
Suggestions on a reasonably priced Blu-Ray player that has discretes?
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Capn Trips Expert
Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 3990
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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I have a Sony BDP-S350 and it has discretes. I like it fine. If you want to take advantage of the lossless audio codecs, however, with the 350 you need a receiver that accepts HDMI A-V and can decode the lossless audio feeds. If you want the BD player to decode the audio and give you 7.1 analog outs, you need the upper-scale BDP-S550.
Other brands have analogously-priced players, so I won't say the Sony is better or worse. I'll just say I'm satisfied with it. _________________ Beginners - Read this thread first
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TVs: LG 65" Smart LED TV; Samsung QN850BF Series - 8K UHD Neo QLED LCD TV
RCVR: Onkyo TX-SR875; Integra DTR 40.3
DVD/VCR: Pioneer DV-400VK (multi-region DVD), Sony BDP-S350 (Blu-ray), Toshiba HD-A3 (HD-DVD), Panasonic AG-W1 (Multi-system VCR);
Laserdisc: Pioneer CLD-D704.
Amazon Firestick
tape deck: Pioneer CT 1380WR (double cassette deck)
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floyd1977
Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Montgomery, IL |
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: |
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I have the Sony BDP-S350 too, and I'm satisfied with it. My receiver is not HDMI capable, so I will probably upgrade it at some point, so I can enjoy the newer 7.1 sound formats that Capn is referring to. I ended up going with the S350 because I found it at Target on sale for $250, plus I got a $25 gift card. This was a few months ago; I'm not sure what it's priced at now. |
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