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In Reply to: Panasonic RP82: a second and third non-technical opinion posted by cfraser on August 22, 2002 at 15:22:47:

Many reviewers are swearing that the players all need a considerable burn-in stage (in the case of the new Pioneer, 5 weeks of continuous play). Many of the players are hard, bright and shallow right out of the box. I haven't committed yet so I can't comment myself. I'm actually waiting for the Firewire/USB debate to settle and for standards to be set.

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Re: DVD-A and burn in. - cfraser 16:29:08 08/25/02 (0)
Yeah, I'll let it cook...I also notice it works much better after it's warmed up for a few hours...noticed that with my other audio DAC stuff too. Just now noticed, my player shuts off by itself if it's sitting there, not playing. So I have to put it on continuous repeat, it will do that after all.
I don't wait for any technical stuff after being in computers for so long...it usually takes lots longer than they first say, and by the time it comes out the new standards are already being touted, and next years stuff out-performs last year's for cheaper. Too much politics involved in some of it too. A/V is too much like computers now, so I just make sure my software investment doesn't get screwed, and assume my hardware will be better in a few years. IMO it's the analog capability that lags far behind the digital, and some of the current digital stuff is already easily capable of surpassing most people's analog gear. One thing that bugs me is the quality of displays, and I think their capability is intentionally being crippled, for some marketing purposes. However, I just sit a little farther away from the screen, and I'm happy enough, in comparison to how I felt a few years ago about it.

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