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In Reply to: Please help plan my HT! posted by jbmcb on November 15, 2004 at 09:04:13:
I would seriously consider this before you buy a new receiver. Blu-ray and HD-DVD will be out sometime next year and Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD have already been announced for them. It shouldn't be too long before we see receivers with the new decoders, so you might want to wait.
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I'm not that concerned with HD-DVD or HD sound formats. The gear will be out next year, the software probably won't be plentiful for another couple years. I've got a good DVD collection as it is, and like many, I'm loathe to buy yet another round of software, AGAIN. Fortunatly I only have a handful of VHS tapes, so upgrading to DVD's was easy. I also have a handful of Laserdiscs I still play that will probably NEVER be released on DVD (The original, unmolested, THX mastered Star Wars trilogy :)So, for now, I'd rather buy a really nice, used 5.1 or first gen 7.1 receiver, especially since I'm only doing 5.1 (the rears are going behind the couch, there is no room for sides)
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
Aside from the HD format capable receiver, how about the TV / projector itself? HD tuners are not too expensive and over-the-air HDTV broadcasts are FREE - and incredible to watch! Far superior to any DVD you have ever seen. Of course your TV / projector will need to accommodate the HD resolution in order to benefit from the HD broadcasts. Just a thought.
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The BarcoGraphics 808/808s can display any DTV/HDTV resolution, maxxing out at 1600x1200, and a horizontal maximum of 110KHz. I'm considering a HDTV tuner for my MythTV box, I've got my eye on that unit that ignores the broadcast flag...
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
Not that the broadcasters are using it yet (that I know of) but it would be nice to get a HD tuner that ignores the brodcast flag before it becomes an issue. What brand / models are you looking at? Not sure how my Samsung HD tuner deals with the broadcast flag.BTW, I have one of the orignal Sony DVD players with macrovision defeat by simply moving some switches inside. It works out great for copying my DVD's to VHS so I can loan the tapes out w/o fear of someone scratching my DVD. (Especially useful when loaning the videos out to kids)
Accuphase DP65V cdp or Denon DVD-5900 Universal
PS Audio PCA-2 Pre - Krell KSA50S - Tannoy D500 spkrs
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