This information needs to be confirmed, but I thought several of you might like to hear this news.
It seems Momitsu (remember their DVD players?) may have the player for those of you who want a Blu-ray player that also plays DVDs from any region (see my 2nd to last sentence for another unexpected twist). Here are the relevant sites from the link below as of the time of this post:
http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/xq/asp/pid.176/qx/details.htm
http://www.xpcgear.com/momitsu-bdp-899-sony-blu-ray-dvd-stand-alone-player-1080p-up-converting-bd-live-hdmi-usb-host.html
and here is Momitsu's product page:
http://www.momitsu.com/bdp_899.html
As of this time, not much info on their site (many specs like audio decoding, bitstream capability, etc are missing), which is rather odd.
There's a bit more reader-friendly information here:
http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?Pagecode=SEARCH_ALL&Item_code=DVDX_MOMI_BD_89
which basically says it will decode/bitstream Dolby TrueHD, but will only bitstream the DTS-HD codecs. It also implies that the player is capable of playing not just DVDs from any region, but Blu-ray discs as well.
The price is listed at $349 from Momitsu's vendors.
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Topic - playing blu and any region red - Joe Murphy Jr 22:12:07 03/25/09 (10)
- Thanks! A contender... - Harmonia 19:12:23 03/26/09 (5)
- hopefully this player works out - Joe Murphy Jr 23:09:42 03/27/09 (4)
- Joe, you've made a very pertinent point about the shills over on the AVS site. - Audiophilander 22:40:10 03/28/09 (3)
- I've kinda noticed that - cfraser 15:36:04 03/29/09 (0)
- they make it too obvious - Joe Murphy Jr 03:50:22 03/29/09 (1)
- AVS has been on the take from various companies, including MS nt - Jazz Inmate 11:51:40 04/01/09 (0)
- An interesting possibility - Jack G 05:27:21 03/26/09 (1)
- just saw the thread last night - Joe Murphy Jr 09:22:24 03/26/09 (0)
- Thanks for the heads-up, Joe! (nt) - Audiophilander 23:55:53 03/25/09 (1)
- you're welcome - Joe Murphy Jr 09:28:24 03/26/09 (0)