WL66e is fullHD panel meh?

any ELITE plan to get this ?

wait for BD-50 lar...the 2.0 profile player

Yes, but cant display 1080p signal. So aint a true HD unit

I think the larger/largest sizes got 1980x1080 resolution.

BUT it cannot accept 1080p playback.

Strange right?

Dunno gimmick or not.

Anyways - very old model already.

yeah, i remeber tis was b4 the A series

i read somewhere abt tat as well, 1080i only... but full hd panel... SIOW

yeah I remember this story from the shop, one fella bought this and cannot accept 1080p input.. LOL..

brapa sia[p postage ke mys pop

What happens when there's Profile 2.1, 3.0? Standalone players are hardware-based.

Though it's possible to upgrade firmware, will it be as easy as PS3 to update the firmware? If it is, why is there a new model every now and then?

PS3 loads much faster, optimum picture & sound, operates using software, and it's still the best BD player as voted by Blu-ray.com.

As a BD player, 40GB or 80GB model PS3 will have the same capabilities with the same firmware.

Just my opinion.

Or me unwilling to spend money again for a standalone player! Me not so elite.

No lah, it's got nothing to do with being an Elite or not b'coz a smart consumer will never want to be guinea pigs for these big giant corporations. Blu-ray players are all work in progress players, they don't have finalized specs like hd-dvd players, the safest bet, use a PS3 first, even if it is outdated, it's still a gaming console no matter what but seriously, I do believe the PS3 can be upgraded to profile 2.0 easily with no problems since it has an Ethernet port, large internal ram and a HDD but the main purpose of getting a standalone blu-ray player is to output HBR via HDMI to our A/V amp so that it can decode Dolby TruHD, DTS-HD MA, etc in its fully glory. For now, I'm happy using my PS3 for my blu-ray needs.

Onkyo Switches to Blu-ray

Blu-ray Disc Onkyo Corporation has announced that they have abandoned the HD DVD format and will now shift focus towards development of a Blu-ray player. The Onkyo HD DVD player shared most parts with Toshiba's HD DVD players, and since those players are now out of production, Onkyo is forced to discontinue development and production of their player as well.

In order to prevent such a situation from setting the company behind, development has been ongoing for the release of a Blu-ray player. No timeframe was given as to when consumers could expect to see an Onkyo Blu-ray player, but by the end of the year should be very plausible, if not sooner.


source : blu-ray.com

I agree about the HBR output, that's one of the reason I settled on Yammy RX-V1800, for future.

But it's not a too big deal for me though. I've done extensive research before I bought my PS3 and receiver. The difference between doing the decoding internally or by the receiver is negligible. The only disadvantage by having it decoded internally, is the "jittery effect". Now, I read about this a long time ago, and it was so technical and confusing, I already have no idea what is it all about. But I do remember, from those research I have came to conclusion, that the "jittery effect" is so detailed to detect, only a true, truly, truly pure audiophiles will notice. Thank God! I think I'm a true audiophile, but not truly, truly, truly pure one!

But that doesn't mean I will be satisfied with that forever. Because I bought the PS3 for blu-ray, not gaming (I do play sometimes, ) that will be my BD player of choice until it breaks beyond repair. Than I would consider a standalone player, hopefully it will be cheap enough by that time.

sorry whats is HBR?

i think it shud be high bit rate
i only know wats it suppose to meant to do nia

i tihnk its hd dvd tat abandon onkyo... not the other way round

PS3 cannot do HBR meh?

kenot lar... although its hdmi 1.3a

why har? what if using the optical out?

can a software upgrade helps?

optical out only normal ones lor... DD, DTS and 2 ch PCM

tat one not software problem liao, its hardware issue

okay im reading up on this "problem"
found in other forums -


High bitrate audio is INDEED supported on the PS3.
PCM up to 24/192 into 5.1 and 24/96 into 7.1
24/192 * 5.1 = 27.648 Mbps!

DSD is also decimated into PCM at 24/176.4 at 5.1 through HDMI.

"Advanced audio codecs" might not be supported via bitstream, but high-bitrate audio is very much supported.

Please ask someone to re-word your title. The HDMI port is HDMI 1.3 but does not use a chipset capable of bitstreaming dts-MA and TrueHD. It still complies with HDMI 1.3's more advanced capabilities like synch issues, etc.

I have spoken with dts a few times on this issue and they fully believe dts-MA decoding will be added via a firmware upgrade sometime before Christmas or March 2008 at the latest.

im going to yammy, thanks bro aiman because racuned me

A30 + Yammy V1800

This post has been edited by PrinceOfPersia: Feb 23 2008, 10:23 AM