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Every current player out there has issues but I decided not to wait and be an early-adopter guinea pig.The reasons I went with the LG BH100 include:
HD-DVD playback (with internet issues I don't care about) and Blu-Ray.
Video may not ideal for 1080p, but quite adequate with 1080i feeding a 720p display I plan to keep using for several years.
Analog 5.1 audio outputs - This player (supposedly?) outputs some version of DTS HD and DD+ on the analog outputs. I got a brief audition of this sound from an otherwise high end HT setup; and it sounded really good. I have a 4x6 analog preamp/switcher I use for MC SACD and 5.1 DD/DTS (satellite/DVD player sources) from an archaic preamp/processor. I just need to add another set of analog cables for 5.1 from the LG. Even the DD/DTS from this player may be better than my own pre/pro's because of the newer DACs.
I don't plan on adopting HDMI until my pre/pro craps out; hopefully that won't happen for several years yet while the pre/pro manufacturers work out the "jitters" on HDMI high resolution digital audio implementations.
Hopefully, I'll have it this weekend; though more likely it'll be backordered for several weeks.
Follow Ups:
> > > HD-DVD playback (with internet issues I don't care about) < < <
It won't do any of the interactive extras on HD DVDs, but should do the movies OK.
enjoy,
Jack
Congrats. With all the folks sitting on the format war fence, LG should sell a boatload of these things.Let us know how it works out. Now that my local Blockbusters is renting both formats, I'm ready for a universal player myself.
I am having hiccoughs with DTS HD MA, (2-channel) TrueHD, and uncompressed PCM. Seems the player's analog outputs are causing the amp to go into "protection mode" at "almost reasonable" volume levels. I happen to like higher "unreasonable" volume levels for movie playback.In contrast, I can get much louder using the digital audio output; but than again, I'm stuck with "plain-jane" DD/DTS on the coax link. So something's amiss...
Higher resolution movie audio tracks are definitely worth it.
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