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DaleAV · 03-25-2008, 09:08 AM

That's part of the problem with dual players. We are talking about a fairly high degree of complexity and more chance of problems.
The convenience is hard to beat though.
I know the Samsung has had it's share of problems, but from what I read now across a few forums, most owners are quite pleased, but will be more satisfied once the promised update in May is a reality. It supposedly has virtually perfect video, but audio processing has been all over the place.
I definitely need a player with analog 5.1 at a minimum leaving the LG out, too bad, because it does have stronger mfr. backing.
I just ordered the 5000 from Vann's, and could return it in 30 days if not happy.
Figure I'll run it through it's paces, and if too buggy, just trade it back in maybe for a PS3 which is actually the closest anyone has come in producing a reasonably priced profile 2.0 BD player. Not crazy about the form factor, guess if I was a real gamer I would not care..I will still have my Toshiba XA1 for HD DVD in any case.

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DaleAV Member Location: Clovis, CA Join Date: Feb 2005 Local Time: 04:57 PM Local Date: 10-13-2008 Posts: 32	Re: Need Tips about Dual-Format players? That's part of the problem with dual players. We are talking about a fairly high degree of complexity and more chance of problems. The convenience is hard to beat though. I know the Samsung has had it's share of problems, but from what I read now across a few forums, most owners are quite pleased, but will be more satisfied once the promised update in May is a reality. It supposedly has virtually perfect video, but audio processing has been all over the place. I definitely need a player with analog 5.1 at a minimum leaving the LG out, too bad, because it does have stronger mfr. backing. I just ordered the 5000 from Vann's, and could return it in 30 days if not happy. Figure I'll run it through it's paces, and if too buggy, just trade it back in maybe for a PS3 which is actually the closest anyone has come in producing a reasonably priced profile 2.0 BD player. Not crazy about the form factor, guess if I was a real gamer I would not care..I will still have my Toshiba XA1 for HD DVD in any case.