Posted by: rubbersoul
Blu-Ray - 06/14/08 07:45 PM
I do not know how many of my fellow Outlaws have jumped into the blu-ray pool but I myself had been waiting until the format war is over.
Now that it is I have been considering a Sony with the Profile 2.0 as a standalone player. Recently read on this forum that Sony might not be a good match with the 990.
Since that reading it has been suggested that the Panasonic is a better candidate for the 990.
I read an article in the Jult edition of Home Theater Mag by Joshua Zyber that claims even the new DMP-BD 50 from Panasonic is still not perfect. The UniPhier processing chip that is in the DMP-BD30 is being implemented in the BD-50 and has problematic standard-definition deinterlacing and upscaling.
You would think that with the format war at an end consumers would have and easy choice. Not only that but a standalone player that gives a high quality picture and sound without scrathing your head as to figuring out how to hookup the thing.
Zyber...and I quote "if someone were to ask me today to name the best Blu-ray player for thier needs, I wouldn't be able to recommend one without listing off a host of caveats for any potential purchase, and that just seems unacceptable at this stage of the game".
In reading this article I agree with Zyber whole heartedly since I cannot figure out what Blu-ray player to buy to match my system.
Now that it is I have been considering a Sony with the Profile 2.0 as a standalone player. Recently read on this forum that Sony might not be a good match with the 990.
Since that reading it has been suggested that the Panasonic is a better candidate for the 990.
I read an article in the Jult edition of Home Theater Mag by Joshua Zyber that claims even the new DMP-BD 50 from Panasonic is still not perfect. The UniPhier processing chip that is in the DMP-BD30 is being implemented in the BD-50 and has problematic standard-definition deinterlacing and upscaling.
You would think that with the format war at an end consumers would have and easy choice. Not only that but a standalone player that gives a high quality picture and sound without scrathing your head as to figuring out how to hookup the thing.
Zyber...and I quote "if someone were to ask me today to name the best Blu-ray player for thier needs, I wouldn't be able to recommend one without listing off a host of caveats for any potential purchase, and that just seems unacceptable at this stage of the game".
In reading this article I agree with Zyber whole heartedly since I cannot figure out what Blu-ray player to buy to match my system.