sony has announced two profile 2.0 standalone BD players with the same price as the PS3 models but the standalone players have MULTIPLE high end features that the PS3 does not have. "PS3 being the best BD player on the market" will be a thing of the past soon

if you are into console gaming then the PS3 is your best choice for BD movie watching. If you are not interested in console gaming, I suggest that you wait for Sony's profile 2.0 standalone BD player which will be priced SRP at $399 and $499. The $399 model is capable to doing DTS HD MA via Bit Stream where as the $499 is capable of decoding DTS HD MA. Once the Sony players are out, I believe we will see cheaper profile 2.0 BD players in the in the market from Sharp, Philips and probably Samsung and LG. The price is extremely expensive now considering NONE of the BD players are profile 2.0. Meaning you will not be able to profile 2.0 features in some BD movie.

Conclusion, get the PS3 if u r into gaming. The PS3 is capable of being profile 2.0 via firmware update. If not, wait for profile 2.0 players to hit the market. If you are not interested in extra features, please also, wait! once 2.0 players are out, profile 1.1 and 1.0 BD players will hit rock bottom. That will be the time to buy

Also, to listen to hidef soundtracks of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, DTS HD and DTS HD Master, you will need a receiver capable of decoding all the above mention tracks. There is a thread on the Yamaha receiver that is capable of doing so. There is also a thread on the ONKYO receiver also, capable of doing the same

Finally, your TV. to view HD sources at its best, please equip yourself with a HDTV (preferable HD Ready with the built HD tuner - its NOTHING BUT WASTE OF MONEY in the case of Malaysia! we will NEVER get free to air HD channels and you dont need HD Tuner for Astro or U Television because their Decoder will do the job for you. My advise - get a >47" full HD 1080p TV or 1080i/720p for size from 32" to 46".



Yamaha Receiver thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/632630
Onkyo receiver thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/502447
Sony BD profile 2.0 players thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/641283

This post has been edited by g5sim: Mar 15 2008, 07:29 PM

Many of the regular audiophilers here know that the "highlighted part is not pathetic at all" . There is at least one people who is in a more pathetic situation than that

but at over $350 - 1.1 players are still over priced. the price will sure drop when 2.0 players move into the market

2.0 is optimum spec which will be equavalent to the now defunct HD DVD format (it has the specs from day one). So dont anticipate anything more than profile 2.0. Many anticipate profile 2.0 because we have seen what it has done to HD DVD



can import mah. Will start a BD player price thread when the first profile 2.0 standalone player hits the market. There are ways to get BD players or HD DVD players (if u r still interested ofcourse) for that matter! Order online using Maybank Amex via E-globe to purchase the players from online US retailers. E-globe will give you a US shipping address. E-Globe will then reroute the playerst to Malaysia. for a HD A30 player for example, the shipping is free in the US and only <>US30 to malaysia via standard 5 business day shipping and express shipping of <>US60. Take the upcoming Sony 2.0 BD player for example: $400 + $30 = <>RM1500. Sony sell the current chapalang profile 1.0 BD players at SRP $3999 in Malaysia. How much is the PS3 again here in Malaysia?

nope - has nothing to do with supply and demand. Sony made it CLEAR on several occasions that BD is in the business of making money- LOTS OF MONEY while Toshiba was willing to sell players on the cheap to get money from HD DVD disk IP.

i doubt we will see 2.0 Sony players at >RM4K. why? CEs know Blu-ray will not take off in bolehland. So might as well as get more money from the rich Even toshiba E2 is still selling at RM2,499

me ps3? nevah! my nick on other tech forums is xboxboi lol

i suggest PS3 to people who are into console gaming who also wants Blu-ray.

mang pon!

any how anybody want to get HD DVD players and current BD players on the cheap from US online retailers, try this: Maybank Amex

http://www.comgateway.com/COMGATEWAY/secur...Registration.do

can - two types of shipping!

hmm -- which model? got free BD movies or not - dun wan game? movies can