Posts by HRD-DHC

I just got a call from my friendly neighborhood Best Buy, and it would appear that my Samsung HT-BD3252 is difficult enough to repair that they authorized an exchange.   Looking around, CNET had many nice things to say about the...

What issues are  you having?  I can report two with mine:   1.  Eject button on top of player doesn't work all the time...mostly doesn't work at all.  The remote Eject works fine.   2.  Some bizarre...

Quote: Originally Posted by Geo Gabor You have done well, Grasshopper! It looks like Amazon can't seem to settle down on a price for the S350. Now it's up to $340. That's four different prices in the past week. I guess...

Quote: Originally Posted by JustinCleveland Preach on, brother. But you do have to accept that you'll be spending in excess of $700 to get a decent unit. Are you including the price of the BD player as well? ...

Quote: Originally Posted by MattH. I don't have the Sony BD player, but what have you got its audio mode set to output? If your receiver can decode Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 from standard DVDs, it should certainly be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwin-S Okay. I looked up a bit of info on the DAV-FX500. From what I have read there is no HDMI input on this unit; therefore, there is no way to pass an HDMI signal from the BD50K to your...

And I guess one more question, since I'm not entirely familiar how chains of devices work. What's the best way to have the BD-50K and the Sony DAV-FX500 receivers co-exist? I want to ensure my 5.1 output gets to the right place and...

I'm about to wander out for a Blu-Ray player, and I think I've narrowed it down. My constraints/system: Sony DAV-FX500 HTIB (5.1 system) connected to Samsung 1080p DLP with HDMI cables The Wife Speaks: Thou shalt not get a...

Quote: Originally Posted by mseanschmidt so if i'm watching true 1080p on my system what is the resolution of "film" at the theater? And, how is digital better than film at the theater? Back when I did digital...

That's pretty much it. I've got a substantial but not amazing collection of SD-DVDs. I have a nice TV, and a player that upconverts, but not to 1080p. So I'm looking for a format neutral way of getting the best picture to my screen,...