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In Reply to: Will DVD upgrade be noticeable? posted by Bayside Bomber on April 29, 2002 at 13:12:55:
I agree that the RPTV may be the limiting factor in seeing a noticeable improvement.That said, I owned a Toshiba SD-9100 Player (1999 vintage), considered a better performer than the 5109 (see reviews on www.hometheaterhifi.com), and replaced it with a current generation Philips Q50. Display is a Sony XBR with progressive in. The Philips performs light years ahead of the Toshiba in just about any way you want to gauge. Any way you can borrow a player to try out?
John K.
Follow Ups:
I think that my dealer will lend hardware for a couple of weeks. The pain in the butt may be rewiring, but that could be an excuse to upgrade some power cords!
As a further note, I went with the Q50 because video performance at a reasonable price was my main criterion. I have a separate 2-channel audio system so things like SACD, CD-RW, etc. were not very important to me. I auditioned the Q50, Sony NP700, and Denon 2800, and the Q50 edged the others out in terms of sharpness, clarity, color saturation, and freedom from artifacts. The Q50 can be a bargain if you don't mind going through a bit of a hassle to upgrade the firmware--covered extensively at avsforum.com, which also has plenty of recommendations on players!
I have read about the firmware problem. I would imagine that Philips would have fixed this by now. Any idea how I can tell if a new unit would be free of the glitches?
Supposedly Q50s sold in the US after a certain date should have the correct firmware. My Q50 had a build date of October 2001, and had firmware version 4.15f, while the minimum that seems necessary to address glitches is 4.15i; versions n and o are also available, but it's not clear to me that they offer benefits for US players.Now, with 4.15f my player was free of glitches, but for others this has not been the case. I upgraded to 4.15i just to make certain it was the most current.
The only way to tell what version the firmware is is through the menu system. This is described at avsforum, but I can't find where just at the moment.
John K.
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