Still "shit" boss, not holy yet.

Dilemma now, weighing in the different BD standalone players, and I kept getting back to PS3 as the most reliable/future-proof BD player on the market.

Samsung BD-P1400 is Profile 1.0, but allows HBR bitstream of Dolby TrueHD & DTS HD-MA via HDMI. This means it works wonders on the audio side, virtually identical to the Onkyo HD-DVD player, but is crap when it comes to playing those BD-Java games such as the Liar's Dice on the Pirates Blu-ray.

Panasonic DMP-30K is Profile 1.1, which means Java games and PiP works as it should, and allows HBR bitstreaming to supported receiver. Perfect, right? Except.........it is nowhere to be found in Malaysia! Damnit!

The next option is the PS3 of course, in which we know its strengths and weaknesses.

The other models, such as the Sharp branded BD player, or the overpriced Sony ones are either lacking in features, or in the case of the Sony ones, craaawwwwwllling in loadtime and waaaaaayyyyy overpriced.

If anyone can help find me the Panasonic DMP-BD30K locally, i'll be in your debt.

And no, am not interested in hybrid players. Jack of all trades, master of none.

Weakness of ps3?
what are the weakness actually?

string's setup is everyone's dream la..
i not so greedy i juz want the bravia..

The PS3 lacks DTS-HD MA, only DTS-HD for the time being. DTS-HD MA internal decoding, like TrueHD decoding, is promised, but we'll never know if that promise would be delivered. That , along with its inability to output HBR-as-per-its-iteration, are the only two weaknesses. Some of us want to see that HBR tag light up on our receivers.

There are others with better setup, my room is small.

HBR stands for? googling only tells me it stands for Harvard Business Review You clearly are in a different league when you start throwing abbreviations that not everyone knows about.

High Bit Rate? Hi-Blu Ray?

This post has been edited by slickz: Jan 3 2008, 10:06 PM

wa DTS HD.. got MA sumore
i'm dizzy liao with all these..

Oh gosh, I'm sorry! I'm so used to the monikers used by the AVS folks that I brought them here instead.

HBR = High Bit Rate, which is the term used to describe the two higher end lossless formats, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA.

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Added on January 3, 2008, 10:32 pmOh gosh, I'm sorry! I'm so used to the monikers used by the AVS folks that I brought them here instead.

HBR = High Bit Rate, which is the term used to describe the two higher end lossless formats, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 3 2008, 10:32 PM

thanks for the clear up, appreciate it . Someday, maybe someday I might just be able to get a setup half as good as yours

Give and take, bro. You got a swank PC rig there, i have none. Priorities plays its role on different people different ways.

Ey string..got any big different or not listening to DTS-HD compare to normal DTS..also, how much is the Onkyo HD-DVD ?

Eh..X200A can only do 60hz ? mine can do 24/30/60 hz...i like the neatness of X series 350A...damn if i had money will definitely go for that...Bravia PRO Engine really nice ler..

X200A now can get 11k demo set last time i check..

Huge difference. Definition, punchiness and discreteness enhanced a few times fold.

Watched Mr. & Mrs.Smith? That gunfight inside the house? I thought i blew a hole on top of my wall when Jane blasted that wall with the shotgun! Remember Live Free or Die Hard? When the car flipped over McClane and Farrell in the tunnel, i "hear" it flipped over my head and "behind" me! When McClane drove that cop car into the helicopter? Earthquake!!!

Yeah, mine's 1080p60 only. I dont really see much difference between 1080p24 and 1080p60 to warrant a TV upgrade.

Waa..enhanced times fold ka..damn..now i need more BD tittle...borrow yours

I can borrow, but i need collateral, just in case. Where you located?

string, the sammy bd player availabel locally i remember selling for 3999

u can get it in spore for 600+ sgd

Yup, but BD Profile 1.0. Such a killjoy when it does almost everything i wanted.

aiks... 1.0 ar? kenot upgrade?

Nope, the hardware is not there. For 1.0 to be upgradable to 1.1, you need onboard 256Mb of persistent memory, for all those Java-related extras. For the jump to BD-Live or Profile 2.0, you need 1Gb as well as ethernet/internet connection. Which explains why the PS3 is the most future-proof BD player in the market.

Stringfellow...

I dont mind spending 300 - 500 as collateral as long i got to watch all your good tittle BD ...any scratch..just deduct the collateral...how ? sounds good ? 5/10 movie at a time..usually i'll be on the ground for a month, so its better for me to borrow..watch over a month..return it back to you..i stay at Desa Putra Condo, Wangsa Maju

This post has been edited by Ka3tr0: Jan 4 2008, 06:47 PM

stringfellow, nice setup... the Sony Bravia X Series is just awesome...

will post pics once i get my gear in order... main hall still under reno... boxes everywhere...

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Added on January 5, 2008, 8:03 amHow much would the Onkyo 605/705 cost locally & where can I get it around KL/PJ area?

This post has been edited by Razzd: Jan 5 2008, 08:03 AM

Hey, we stay close by! Im in Keramat!

Come to think of it, i think i'll pass. There are other options like rental service that just popped up there, and others selling their BDs, give that a try, bro.

The Harvey boys are selling it, RM2999 now for the 605. 705 goes into the higher RM3k end.

At Legend SS2, the SR605 is RM2500. They promised to call me with the price of the SR705 but haven't heard anything from them yet. At Harvey Norman @ Pavilion, the SR605 is selling for just under RM2600 while the SR705 can be yours for RM3299.