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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registranttwojayz
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Good post. You get an A+ for your answer sir. 
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantBattling Butler
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AVS Forum Review of Sony BDP-S300

seems like Sony's "entry level" BD player is not much bang for still considerable buck ....


While the Sony BDP-S300 is an entry level Blu-ray player, entry level doesn't necessarily mean cheap. At $500, you're getting a capable high definition video player and that's about it. The upconversion ability of standard DVD's is lackluster at best and it only decodes Dolby Digital Plus. If you already have a capable upconverting DVD player and don't care about the decoding of Dolby TrueHD and the myriad of high definition DTS formats, this may be the Blu-ray player for you.

Pros

    * Price - one of the lowest on the market (MSRP $500)
    * Easy setup

Cons

    * NO DOLBY TrueHD OR DTS HD DECODING
    * Long startup time
    * Unresponsive remote and interface
    * Lackluster upconversion ability
    * No SACD support
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registranttwojayz
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Yeah but it's 1080p, right?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantAscended_Saiyan
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Ah, the spin-doctor has deemed the rest of our arguments to be not worth his time!!! 

There were no other arguments that I saw.  There were just insults after I posted.  Insults have NEVER been intelligent responses to anything.  Therefore, I could not answer them.  Get it?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantAscended_Saiyan
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Speaking of the Asc...I have a couple questions for you, just humor me...

1) When, if at all,  does 720p excel over 1080i?
2) Which of these two specs is better:
    a) A seven channel receiver with a total power output listed at 840 watts OR
    b) A seven channel receiver with a listed power output of 120 watts per channel
3) What advantage does a person with a 42 inch plasma display get from having 1080p?
4) Which of these two displays would you choose, all things being equal except this:
    Display A has a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 measured full on/off
    Display B has a contrast ratio of 3,000:1 using a typical checkerboard pattern measurement.
5) What color portion of a video signal (any source) carries the vast majority of the image detail?

Actually, anyone can answer the questions but I'm particularly interested in anyone here (Asc) who is a spec freak...

1. Things with a lot of motion
2. It depends on how they calculated their wattage rating
3. over 2 million pixels on the screen
4. Display B
5. can't remember of hand, but I can always look it up

There.  I have humored you.  Do you have a point to all of this?


Yup, you humored me. Thanks. There was a point. You like to brag about specs and vast intelligence and all that so I wanted overall measurement of your knowledge of home theater equipment. To say I was surprised by your answers is an understatement. I was actually a little impressed, you got more than one right...

1. You got it! 
2. Not so fast...120 listed power rating per channel will typically be more accurate AND better than anything labeled with 840 total watts. Why? Because it's normally not equal power to all channels. 
3. Absolutely WRONG. There is no advantage of having 1080p on any 42 inch display. They gain no visual benefits from it whatsoever. 
4. You got it! 
5. Well, you didn't answer so it's wrong.  Very sorry sir. The correct answer is black and white. Which technically speaking isn't even black and white although visually that's what it appears to be.

So, on this little quiz you scored a perfectly good 40%. Wait, isn't that failing?

2.  It DOES depend on how they calculated the watts.  That's why you can't pay attention to PC speakers rated at 1000Watts.  I thought you knew that.  Therefore, you can not CORRECTLY call this wrong.

3.  You didn't compare it to anything in the first place (renders your question useless and allows the reader to add something to compare a 1080p TV to).  You just asked the advantage of having a 42" 1080p Plasma TV.  A 1080p TV has over 2 million pixels...period.  That would be an advantage over over a 720p/1080i HDTV.  Therefore, you can not CORRECTLY call this wrong either.

That was a very sad attempt.  BTW, I didn't answer 1 question.  You have the right to say that one is wrong which leaves my with 80% correct.   I can provide links for the watts formulas different companies use, if you would like.  I'm typing this from my PS3, so let me know and I will post the links from my PC.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantAscended_Saiyan
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AVS Forum Review of Sony BDP-S300

seems like Sony's "entry level" BD player is not much bang for still considerable buck ....


While the Sony BDP-S300 is an entry level Blu-ray player, entry level doesn't necessarily mean cheap. At $500, you're getting a capable high definition video player and that's about it. The upconversion ability of standard DVD's is lackluster at best and it only decodes Dolby Digital Plus. If you already have a capable upconverting DVD player and don't care about the decoding of Dolby TrueHD and the myriad of high definition DTS formats, this may be the Blu-ray player for you.

Pros

    * Price - one of the lowest on the market (MSRP $500)
    * Easy setup

Cons

    * NO DOLBY TrueHD OR DTS HD DECODING
    * Long startup time
    * Unresponsive remote and interface
    * Lackluster upconversion ability
    * No SACD support

I wonder what his review of the Panasonic DMP-BD30 will be?   What was his review of the PS3 or the Pioneer Elite BDP-95HD like?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantDVDsRGreat
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For any blu fans who think the WAR is over and Blu-Ray is the winner:

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Sony CEO sees 'stalemate' in disc fight

Have fun!

Edit: Fixed Link.

Thanks! Ross, Funky.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantRossRoy
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Just add some text between ceo_3"] and [/a
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_hi_te/sony_ceo_3

Does that help?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantAscended_Saiyan
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For any blu fans who think the WAR is over and Blu-Ray is the winner:

Link

Sony CEO sees 'stalemate' in disc fight

Have fun!

Edit: Fixed Link.

Thanks! Ross, Funky.

It's funny how the ONLY word in quotes is "stalemate".  Where is the rest of the sentence?  I guess most people just missed that.  That looks like some reporter was REACHING for the stars on that one.  Let's see how many people are taken in by that article.




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Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:
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Quoting DVDsRGreat:
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For any blu fans who think the WAR is over and Blu-Ray is the winner:

Link

Sony CEO sees 'stalemate' in disc fight

Have fun!

Edit: Fixed Link.

Thanks! Ross, Funky.

It's funny how the ONLY word in quotes is "stalemate".  Where is the rest of the sentence?  I guess most people just missed that.  That looks like some reporter was REACHING for the stars on that one.  Let's see how many people are taken in by that article.




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Stalemate was introduced by the AP, he never used that word. Read all the other articles around the net on what Stirnger said.
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Home Media Mag for week ending Nov. 4th
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registranttwojayz
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Well Asc the question was simple, what does a person gain by having a 42 inch 1080p display? Yes, there are more pixels but the fact remains that there in absolutely NO visual advantage to having the extra pixels. Even when compared to a 720p 42 inch plasma, there still isn't an advantage. You're still wrong. I thought for sure you would habe known that. Or at the very least been able to mention that there is no discernible visual difference in that size.

How are you comparing PC speakers to amplifier output? Lost me on that one. You don't need to "school me" on how different manufacturers rate products.

The point was is that stats and tech specs can be incredibly misleading and you are too caught up in them. When it comes down to it the technical aspects of each format don't really matter except when they are listed on paper.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantBattling Butler
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Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:
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Quoting DVDsRGreat:
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For any blu fans who think the WAR is over and Blu-Ray is the winner:

Link

Sony CEO sees 'stalemate' in disc fight

Have fun!

Edit: Fixed Link.

Thanks! Ross, Funky.

It's funny how the ONLY word in quotes is "stalemate".  Where is the rest of the sentence?  I guess most people just missed that.  That looks like some reporter was REACHING for the stars on that one.  Let's see how many people are taken in by that article.




Lossless audio: Blu-ray - 234 titles | HD DVD - 69 titles



there's only one A_S "reaching for the stars" around here .........
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