Should avoid Sammy BD players at all cost, it takes forever to load movies with Java menus like AVP2, POTC, etc. Some movies will skip and out of sync. They have not fixed the problem till now.

Safest bet as of now is Panny's BD30 player but if you can wait, BD50 will be out soon.

but bd30 is too expensive.

yes page 62 of the S350 manual. some people want my head because i pointed that that Sony manual says bitstream support for DTS HD and DTS HD Master is DTS Core only - and pointed out the same S350 manual from Sony!

i just dont think its logical to sell player specs that is sooo similar on S350 ($400) and on S550 ($500) . I would say the S550 will either decode HD and HD MA or bitstream non core only HD and HD MA.

Lucky you cabut already.

Just wondering, was there that many titles on HDDVD that has DTS-HD MA?

I can only think of two titles only, the German release of T2 and Alone In The Dark are both in DTS-MA on hd-dvds. Dolby TrueHD is more common on HD-DVDs than DTS-MA unlike for BDs, all types of audio codecs are used for the movies.

PS3 [all formats internal decoding ~ PCM] =====> (HDMI ~ Digital) =====> AVR (DAC, amp) =====> Speakers (Analogue)

BD30/S350 [DTS-HD MA ~ Bitstream] =====> (HDMI ~ Digital) =====> AVR (Decode, DAC, amp) =====> Speakers (Analogue)

BD30/S350 [Dolby True HD internal decoding ~ PCM (DAC)] =====> (RCA analogue outs ~ Analogue) =====> AVR (amp) =====> Speakers (Analogue)

aiman, less than 2k confri can get, wanna bulk

yed, buy from US

Of course kena ketam.. But even after that it's still below RM2k. Check the previous page.

The price for the Sony BDP-S350 now is $346.50 only, calculate the shipping (by weight) at the ComGateway site, add the 10+15% taxes/fee. Still below RM2k.

I've posted it few pages back, quoted here:

abuthen?

316? dun worry lar, the difference only abt 2 bluray titles nia, still affordable to u

got a lot stupid sony supporter also, dun worry
ahem ahem

i think yed hooked liao

blu ray now locked, must use specific player only can play, ps3 now for games only

I second that!

Seriously. I'm truly suffering now.

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Added on August 21, 2008, 10:18 pmSamsung BD-P2550 Shows Up at Best Buy

Source: Blu-ray.com



Apparently, Samsung has decided to sneak out their latest player, the BD-P2550, onto store shelves without the usual fanfare. It appears to be a variation on the previously announced BD-P2500, though its difficult to tell what, if any, the differences may be. Early reports on our forum indicate that it is a BonusView player that will receive a BD-Live update at a future date.

Other standout features include a HQV processor and 7.1 analog outs. Though early specs indicated support for decoding DTS-HD Master Audio, it appears that feature has been dropped from the final product. The player is available to ship today, from Best Buy, for $499.

Specifications:

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1692

muahaha...maybank amex sudah approve. Can c in m2u oredi. Now just wait for the card to come

Only 100? If 1k than worth the wait la