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DaViD Boulet · 01-06-2008, 09:11 PM

Guys:

relevent to anyone reading this thread. Panasonic just announced at CES their BD50 player which will:

* be fully 2.0 profile (BD Live) enabled
* Full 1.1 profile (PIP)
* interal decoding of both DTS-HD MA and TrueHD
* 7.1 analog output for those without HDMI for lossless sound (!!!)
* bitstreaming of advanced audio over HDMI 1.3 for external decoding.

wow. This is indeed "the player" to beat right now. Does everything it should. The problem: rumored price around $699. Of course, that's "retail" and it's just a rumor... I'd expect that to end up selling closer to $500-550 on line. But still, a steep price for a full-spec BD player.

In any case, THERE IS an alternative to the PS3 for anyone wanting a fully-featured BD player.

01-06-2008, 09:11 PM	#67 of 639
DaViD Boulet Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Local Time: 03:07 AM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 9,549	Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available... Guys: relevent to anyone reading this thread. Panasonic just announced at CES their BD50 player which will: * be fully 2.0 profile (BD Live) enabled * Full 1.1 profile (PIP) * interal decoding of both DTS-HD MA and TrueHD * 7.1 analog output for those without HDMI for lossless sound (!!!) * bitstreaming of advanced audio over HDMI 1.3 for external decoding. wow. This is indeed "the player" to beat right now. Does everything it should. The problem: rumored price around $699. Of course, that's "retail" and it's just a rumor... I'd expect that to end up selling closer to $500-550 on line. But still, a steep price for a full-spec BD player. In any case, THERE IS an alternative to the PS3 for anyone wanting a fully-featured BD player. Be an Original Aspect Ratio Advocate Supporter of 1080p24 video and lossless 24 bit audio.