In Reply to: Phlounder is more or less correct posted by Jack G on February 19, 2009 at 13:49:00:
>> That is irrelevant. If they were breaking the law, they would have been shut down. Note-they will not upscale over component as per the DVD consortium. <<
What makes you so sure they would have been shut down? They could have just been small potatoes, doing more good than harm to the stakeholders. Michael Phelphs wasn't prosecuted for smoking pot (thereby becoming even more of a hero to Auph), but would you say he didn't break the rules?
>> That's why oppo was formed. <<
"Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, award winning OPPO Digital, Inc., manufactures and markets high quality digital electronics that deliver style, performance, innovation, and value to A/V enthusiasts and savvy consumers alike. The company's attention to core product performance and strong customer focus distinguish it from traditional consumer-electronics brands." Doesn't say anything about being formed to ignore region encoding rules.
>> In the end, they will gain some customers from going BD, but they will lose some too, due to lack of multi-region. <<
Go look at the buying habits of the public and step outside your insular world of imports. The average consumer has never bought a DVD region-encoded outside the region where he lives. Meanwhile, BDs are still fairly new and already achieving double-digit portions of all home video sales. show me which of your import DVDs can claim such numbers.
>> How is SACD doing these days? <<
Fine. My SACD player plays all my digital music and I just bought a Coleman Hawkins SACD, Groove Armada SACD and DJ Krush SACD. looking forward to the MTT Mahler 8 to complete the SACD Mahler SFO cycle. Thanks for asking.
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Follow Ups
- If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jazz Inmate 19:33:04 02/19/09 (14)
- RE: If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jack G 05:03:39 02/20/09 (5)
- RE: If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jazz Inmate 20:00:46 02/20/09 (4)
- "They're established international blockbusters" - Jack G 05:56:49 02/21/09 (3)
- It's not about me. The fact is they've done very well internationally NT - Jazz Inmate 16:48:01 02/21/09 (2)
- "It's not about me." ... - Audiophilander 00:53:55 02/23/09 (1)
- You are a cliche factory nt - Jazz Inmate 21:31:38 02/24/09 (0)
- Apparently, ... - Audiophilander 23:47:58 02/19/09 (7)
- the advantages - Joe Murphy Jr 12:54:44 02/21/09 (0)
- RE: Apparently, ... - Jazz Inmate 20:25:45 02/20/09 (5)
- "I don't need to worry about region-locked DVDs because I've had the foresight to not buy any." - In other words... - Audiophilander 01:22:47 02/23/09 (4)
- I love foreign films, but I buy from Kino and others who have--you know--LEGAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS - Jazz Inmate 11:49:35 02/24/09 (3)
- Unfortunately, KINO does a mediocre job most of the time; Eureka does FAR better. - Audiophilander 16:10:26 02/24/09 (2)
- Kino will start releasing BDs this year - Jazz Inmate 21:40:00 02/24/09 (1)
- "Given that it will now be reissued in a superior format..." - Proof yet again that you do not listen! - Audiophilander 23:23:41 02/24/09 (0)