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#31
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7/6/09 at 12:16pm
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Yes i am still using the PS3.
Now i know, TrueHD won't light up with PS3 because of the internal decoding, and it doesn't play PAL DVD's anyways.
So i definitely need to get a DVD player for now atleast, and very soon BETTER speakers than what i have.

I was recommended to get either of these DVD Players...
A) Panasonic DMP-BD55K
B) LG BD390
C) Samsung BD-P3600

After researching i found out that the BD55K has been replaced witht he BD80K.. Is that true? Does the BD80K have all the features/specs that the 55K has? 

And which one should i go for... the Panasonic, LG or the Samsung?

I will be getting the TiVo HD XL very soon also.

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7/6/09 at 2:49pm
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The Panasonic & Samsung I don't think do PAL either.  LG 390 or Oppo BDP83 will supposedly do region 0 PAL.  If region free is important to you then look into a separate DVD player.  There may be region free hacks for the Oppo but I don't know the details.
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7/6/09 at 3:01pm
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I heard the BD80K is region free.. can you check please.
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7/6/09 at 3:23pm
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North American BD80, definitely not.  Hacked Euro model, possibly.
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7/6/09 at 7:17pm
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Is the OPPO BDP83 one of the very best players?
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7/6/09 at 7:55pm
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Is the OPPO BDP83 one of the very best players?
 

In the $500-700 range I'd say it is. Denon, Pioneer Elite and others also offer excellent players in that range but the OPPO is probably the best. It also does SACD and DVD-A if your interested.

Since several excellent members have tried and failed, the best advice I can give you over-all is don't do anything (well, maybe get the OPPO) for at least 30 days to give you time to learn a lot more about all of this. Going from an Onkyo htib to a "best of everything" at your level of knowledge can only lead to disaster. Particularly with speakers....and electronics...and wires/cables...and (you get the idea). Don't mean to sound like a Jack*ss (but I did in your other thread-sorry )

But really, you need to educate yourself a little bit more before you start to throw your money around. Keep asking questions and before long all of this will start to make sense. Then you can either make better decisions or better understand the advice your given.
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#37
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7/7/09 at 7:48am
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I just ordered the OPPO BDP83!
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7/7/09 at 8:12am
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I just ordered the OPPO BDP83!


Good deal.  Now you can get Digital Video Essentials HD Basics on Blu-Ray and calibrate your display
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7/7/09 at 9:17am
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Can you please provide me with a link, so that i can go ahead and purchase that.
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7/7/09 at 10:01am
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Found it quickly on Amazon - searched for DVE....

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Essentials-Basics-Blu-ray/dp/B000V6LST0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246985994&sr=8-1
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7/7/09 at 10:27am
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No offense, but your priorites are screwed up.  99% of home theaters have no need for a 5808CI.  A home theater with crappy speakers has absolutely has no need for a 5808CI.  So why the obsession with having the "best" receiver?  Unless you are powering very inefficient speakers to reference levels in a concert hall, your money is best spent where it will do more good for your sound - speakers, room treatments, soundproofing, etc.  I understand the bragging factor here, but you are truly looking at $5-8K vs. ~$1000 for the more than capable (and top of the line for most companies) 3808CI.  That's a 4-6 thousand dollar difference, and no one, and I mean no one, would notice any sonic differences between the two.


This is wise advice. If you have a budget of around $4k for speakers, a receiver in the $1,000 -$1,500 range should be the absolute maximum you are looking at -- anything more is just wasting your money. Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer Elite and Yamaha all make very capable, feature-rich receivers in this price range.

Remember, your system is only as good as the weakest link. This will in most cases be either (1) the room, or (2) the speakers.

Putting a $4,000 set of racing tires on a Ford Focus will not win you the Daytona 500.

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7/7/09 at 10:30am
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Good deal.  Now you can get Digital Video Essentials HD Basics on Blu-Ray and calibrate your display

I think the Oppo Blu-ray player comes with a calibration disc. No need to pay extra for DVE.
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#43
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7/7/09 at 11:36am
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Now i am thinking of buying a sub.

SVS PB13-Ultra
or
HSU ULS-15
or
any other?
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7/7/09 at 12:31pm
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Good choices.  Internet direct is definitely the way to go with subs.

I'm an SVS fan (I have a PB12 Ultra/2), but HSU makes good subs as well.  There are couple other popular brands on these boards so be patient until you get all the recomendations. If you can't wait , you won't be disapointed with either choice.
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7/7/09 at 12:38pm
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What do you mean by PB12 Ultra/2?
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Good choices.  Internet direct is definitely the way to go with subs.

I'm an SVS fan (I have a PB12 Ultra/2), but HSU makes good subs as well.  There are couple other popular brands on these boards so be patient until you get all the recomendations. If you can't wait , you won't be disapointed with either choice.


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#46
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7/7/09 at 12:40pm
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It's an older sub that is not made anymore.  I believe the direct replacement is the PB13-Ultra.

http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-ultra2.cfm
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7/7/09 at 12:40pm
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The new sub that i will buy will be connected to my HT 9100THX receiver without a problem, correct?
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7/7/09 at 12:43pm
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Wow the ultra/2 two had twin subs, and they say it was 'svs's best'
How does the PB13Ultra compares to the Ultra/2?
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7/7/09 at 1:36pm
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Elemental Designs, Danley, JTR?
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