oppo DV-981HD?

I'm tempted to get the 981 but the westinghouse has upconverter as well, and my htpc can only do 720p. My only real hope is the ps3's BD.

The westinhouse is not here yet ler...currently out of stock but I already ordered it and it should be here in 2 weeks time. The day after I ordered it, they raised the price by 100CAD

i forgot if htkaki/siriuslycold knows where you can get it in singapore. You can still order the oppo from their site though, definitely will be more than the msrp

But the 917 is just for picture quality. the 981 doesnt cost alot more and have the best of both the 971/970. I really like Oppo, their techies are casual and polite, and they know what they are doing. Another plus is they will tell you what you ask them...not reading things from a script. The players are totally made dedicated to performance and the pricing is just perfect. I think Oppo is really giving their competitors a run for their money. I love "peng leng zheng" stuff, westinghouse, oppo

nope I dun have it, ask htkaki/siriuslycold. good luck hunting for one...those are snatched like hot cakes afaik

almsot all the players can be hacked to region free. Google them.

lol thats exactly what I told others....people who doesnt know the player will likely think that it is just another chap ayam brand.

before you buy a sharp, I suggest you vist AVSforum and read about the sharp sticky, there is an FAQ about sharp's infamous super banding problem. It is going to be a real PITA to get an exchange in Msia if you bring home a unit that have serious problems.

Many 42" and above Aquos suffer this problem, it can't be so horrible that there's no Aquos in Msia Vertical banding, backlight bleeding, and other uneven backlight/brightness are common problems with LCD tv. It's highly recommended to test the TV thoroughly before bringing it home...but most unfortunately, it is not easy to test them at the store and I'm pretty sure those salesman will be reluctant to let you play around

Very hard to buy a proper good lcd that has least problems nowadays My first unit actually had some pretty serious vertical banding issue and i had them exchanged me a new one. I got the replacement yesterday and this set is significantly better, and no banding is noticeable unless you tried very hard looking for it. I'm not a videophile, but I think most people wont even know that their screens have banding/backlight bleeding many Samsung LCD monitors actually have pretty bad backlight bleeding and I just noticed some on my 172x after um....2-3 years of usage So yeah, if the problems are not very significant, one should really be happy with it.

Initially I thought the problems I was seeing were mainly because Westinghouse is not branded, but after some thorough research and reading, wah lau...I was really surprised to read that RM12-15k Sony has even more kau problems

Buying things nowadays really not easy

yeah...and the xbr2 is top of the line It's really hard to get $ony to admit mistakes. The Dell 2407 also has a bunch of problems and people have be ranting about it in the dell forum yet dell doesnt admit it. But if you claim the warranty they would send u another revision. My TV's manufacturer lagi kau...they dont even honor the warranty over here! it is the dealer that is giving me the warranty and because they dont have service center here, they are giving me 1 year 1-to-1 direct exchange and they will deliver and pick up the TV at no charges...but after 1 year, my credit card will cover it. And after that....im on my own...

I did calculation on my tv though, it cost me CAD2.x per day...so if it really kong after 2 years....think i will just throw it away

Does anybody know if the Sony DVPNS55PB is any good? it is only RM178

Is the NS76H(European version?) same as NS75H(north american version?).

i think they are the same...there is no use for 576p in NA, it is NTSC here

I wasnt looking to get the NS55, but it looks cheap, just wondering if it is any good.

hehe, the same thing why samsung's TV with samsung's own panels dont neccessarily look better than other tvs with samsung's panels just like why philips make good electronics components but not good consumer products

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Jan 1 2007, 01:15 AM

Dont bother with the sharp. I just came back from an electronics big box store and was looking at all the TVs over htere. The Aquos 46" that I saw over there was just plain horrible. They were playing a gray pixture and the screen has off reddish tint on the left of the screen and greenish tint on the right!* I also looked at some Samsung and smaller Sharp, all of them has some sort of vertical banding. One of the sony V series (non 1080p) had some visible vertical banding as well and conincidently those people were playing Motorstorm which was the same game I spotted vertical banding on my previous TV. Of all the Tv that were there, the Sony V2500 series is still the best that I've ever seen.

They had a samsung bd player hooked up to a samsung 1080p, the picture looks really nice! very very detail but whoever doing the tuning jacked up the contrast kau kau till the whites totally got washed out...and the TV seems a little noisy and grainy and I cant help but keep on seeing vertical banding on almost every single LCD TV I could see...damn.

EDIT: after doing some research...apparently this is called the color bleeding issue...it was very severe on the samsung...and I also read that the Sony V2500 has this problem as well

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Jan 2 2007, 05:46 AM

my money to neither:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/389469

Spending on expensive [DVDp + DVD] vs [HD DVD/BD player + HD DVD/BD] nowadays is almost like buying a [Meridian CDp + CD] vs [SACDp + SACD] only that PQ is not as subjective as SQ. I wonder if it is worth spending that much on DVDp now since sooner or later, HD DVD/BD will replace DVD anyway. Pirated DVD is not a reason to invest in a good DVDp if anybody is thinking of this reason.

Imho, 42" is just nice for 6-8ft. I'd go 50" once the distance hit 10-12ft. So, no, not overkill at all.

I never looked at LG LCD, not a big fan of the brand (LG-Philips), but they tend to make pretty good budget stuff! No backlight control is a real PITA, especially if you are watching movies without light. Hope you can find it in the SM.

Sharp's panels are horrible, I'd stick with Samsung's panels for minimum banding and dead pixels. I know Sony uses Samsung's panels as well..not sure about the Bravia line. The panel is just one factor affecting the quality anyway - mainly brightness uniformity, I think the image processor and circuit would make a bigger difference. Looking at their Aquos line really makes me

That's Malaysia for you usually they should allow you to change it if you decide to upgrade.

Exactly my thoughts. If you buy a TV now, it better be 1080p regardless of what the HD broadcast norm is. I've returned my 1080p lcd, and cancelled off purchasing the 1080i Hitachi plasma. In the next 6-7 months, 1080p will officially take over 720p/1080i...price will drop, and if you think 720p/1080i is cheap now, it's gonna be dirt cheap next few months. Buying a 720p lcd now is like buying yesterday's technology I'm gonna wait for a few months to get a tv that is more future proof.