In Reply to: Paging Jack G posted by racerguy on December 16, 2007 at 19:32:48:
I still like the Sharp. I've had no problems with it. The sound via analogs is pretty good. It decodes True HD, but not DTS-MA (What does?). Its a good BD player, and a very good DVD player-its what I use now for DVDs. I use the instant on feature, so it boots up instantly, but is still somewhat slow to load discs.
Gripes? No ethernet port. Upgrades have to be downloaded to a USB stick, which goes in the back of the machine. I haven't upgraded my FW and may not in the future either. It supposedly has problems playing 28 Weeks Later, and there is an update for that.
All in all, I'm quite happy with it, I just wished there were more BD titles I wanted.
JackEDIT: It does have one quirk. After turning it on, it goes to a set-up screen. The instant on feature bypasses this.
Edits: 12/17/07
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- RE: Paging Jack G - Jack G 05:06:48 12/17/07 (23)
- Thanks a bunch - racerguy 11:12:21 12/17/07 (22)
- are so many problems with the Sony model I have that parts are on indefinite backorder. Blu Ray or no? nt - Duilawyer 17:23:03 12/17/07 (21)
- Just dump the Sony and get a Denon Blu-ray player. :) nt - oscar 18:12:21 12/17/07 (19)
- Best Standalone Currently For The Buck Is Panny BD30 - Robertc88 05:44:29 12/18/07 (15)
- I disagree - it's missing a key feature - racerguy 06:15:12 12/18/07 (14)
- Multi-channel Analog Outputs Only Gets One So Far - Robertc88 05:54:22 12/19/07 (6)
- One step forward, four steps back - racerguy 06:20:48 12/19/07 (1)
- They just need to put Logic 7 in the HD media player. - oscar 10:04:30 12/19/07 (0)
- The Denon would give me DTS HD MA through the analog outputs. - oscar 06:08:23 12/19/07 (0)
- Wait a minute... - Jack G 06:01:56 12/19/07 (2)
- I'd Advise Most Here To Forget HD Video!!!! nt - Robertc88 10:17:02 12/19/07 (1)
- Why? - Jack G 10:34:42 12/19/07 (0)
- Agreed. I'm looking at a ton of money to remove the "HDMI-challenged" character of the system. nt - oscar 06:23:02 12/18/07 (0)
- RE: I disagree - it's missing a key feature - Jack G 06:22:09 12/18/07 (5)
- But almost ALL HD DVD players are missing a key feature... - oscar 07:30:12 12/18/07 (1)
- Indeed - racerguy 07:33:55 12/18/07 (0)
- So far the Sharp player is good - racerguy 07:14:42 12/18/07 (2)
- RE: So far the Sharp player is good - Jack G 07:36:26 12/18/07 (1)
- RE: So far the Sharp player is good - racerguy 07:42:46 12/18/07 (0)
- The last piece of Denon gear that was any good was made in 1989 (nt) - racerguy 18:21:10 12/17/07 (2)
- "Good" is relative; I suspect the Denon would be a far better product than my present LG. - oscar 18:27:51 12/17/07 (1)
- Need to wait a few years - racerguy 18:40:05 12/17/07 (0)
- Blu-ray yes, as noted in post #1 of this thread - racerguy 18:02:11 12/17/07 (0)