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Re: I bought the T550 and sent it back...

Posted by csown (M) on October 7, 2001 at 10:54:27

In Reply to: I bought the T550 and sent it back... posted by EdM on October 7, 2001 at 10:18:10:

Ed,

Thanks for sharing your experience. How long ago did you try this unit out? Some folks on Audioreview have mentioned that after several firmware updates, many problems went away, but I'm a little skeptical of reviews on that site.

I am very attracted by its lack of extra features and I do like the NAD sound. I was raised on warm British sound, so I prefer it to most Japanese consumer audio. I guess the bottom line is that the video is most likely sub-par, but if audio is good enough, I'm willing to forgive the video problems if they're not too bad. Of course, good video is definitely a plus, and on the flipside, sync problems are definitely unforgivable.

I am curious about the Panasonic players. I just came across the "Progressive DVD Player Shootout" site and they seem to recommend the Panasonic DVD-RP56, which costs even less than the NAD now. How does this compare to the units you have mentioned? Consumer HT is so bewildering - each manufacturer seems to have dozens of products at price points within $30 of each other! How does the sound quality compare? I noticed you have quite good amplification and speakers, so you must have been able to tell (though I can't help but notice you're going through that massive Denon switchblock - coming in from the audio side of things, all that extra circuitry is quite scary to me :).

I really have no idea what features I'll need or really use, nor do I know what any of the acronyms or jargon means (like progressive scan, for example) - if you could explain the most important ones, I'd totally appreciate it. I'm used to a cheap Toshiba VCR so I expect to just plug the DVD in and use it the same way I do the VCR. I don't have a nice TV or anything, though I do plan on getting a small Wega sometime in the near future.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Best regards,

Chris

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