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Does the Philips 963 dvd-sacd player's video section match or exceed the Denon 2800 in picture quality?
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963SA is good player.The unit was hooked(MIT avt2 compoment video cable) up to a SONY KV-HS34M61 capable of all progressive scan rates.(PAL&NTSC 1080i 720p 576p 480p)picture is perfect.
NTSC and PAL progressive-scan output when playing a PAL DVD, either NTSC (480p) or PAL (576p) output can be chosen.
in addition it is quiet a suitable cd player.
Audio Direct Mode which turns off video circuitry to avoid interference and
Multi-channel SACD playback, with enhanced SACD bass management for optimized bass response.
Some companies modificate them and they are formed like hi-end system
( www.tweakaudio.com )
The main reason I'm interested in the Philips is it is the only player with the new Sage-Faroudja chip that does PAL> NTSC conversion for my European DVDs. (It is also PALp capable.) As I understand it, the Denons can be hacked to be region free, but do not convert. My display is not PAL capable, so I have hopes for the 963SA. Otherwise I'm doomed to the Malata or a JVC :-(Note: anyone trying this player be SURE to turn the Truelife feature to "0".
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The denon 2800MKII is far superior, just look at light transitions, very smooth on the denon and very digital looking on the Philips. The sound, no comparison between the two. Later
Dmoeller,What are the equipement you test with? I heard that the 2800 has terrible Chroma Bugs, is it true?
I have the 2800MkII. There have been at least two software upgrades since the initial, chroma-bug plagued 2800. The upgrades must be helping, because I rarely detect the problem -- I can't say that I have noticed it at all in the past month. Otherwise, the picture is stunning and the speed with which it navigates the menu has proven to be a great feature.
I have installed many Denon 1600 and the results have been great. Denon 2800 should be just as reliable.As for Philips, I just received my US shipment of 963SA last week and installed one unit over the weekend. The interlaced picture quality looks great. However, the progressive scan component output (switchable by a slider at the back panel) was not good. The unit was hooked up to a Pioneer 43" plasma TV capable of all progressive scan rates.
The switch to progressive output turns the picture into blocks of vertical strips with very poor resolution. On the video meuu, the output is selectable between NTSC, PAL and Auto. I tried both NTSC and Auto settings, and the result is the same.
I called Philips tech support this morning and spent about 45 min. to explain the same problem to 3 different Philips customer care persons. The bottom line is that 963SA is a new model, and nobody seems to know anything about it. I got a case no. and I am supposed to receive a call from Philips in the next 48 hours.
I may be reluctant to recommend Philips products in the future if they cannot address the problem.
Follow-up on Philips 963SA:I received a call from Philips tech support today (27 hours after my initial contact). We went through the problem of progressive scan output from this player. The technician concluded that it might be a problem with the progressive output circuit, because the player is designed to output different progressive scan rates for both US and European standards. Since this is the first batch of players shipped to the US, it is not uncommon that quality control problem occurs.
He offered an exchange of a new 963SA directly from Philips so I do not have to go through the distributor. An authorization letter will be sent to me and I will have to send my current unit back to Philips with the letter. Once Philips receives the unit, a new player will be sent out within 48 hours.
This is the first time that I deal with Philips and I am pretty impressed with the response. I will keep you posted.
I know a lot of people with very high hopes on this player. Good luck getting that sorted out. At least it's not Thompson you're dealing with.
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