Re: Onkyo TX-SR805: Review of HD audio

Falcon01, good luck on the wait. I played the same game with the XA2 on Amazon. It got as low as about $380 and I should have purchased it then. Now Amazon no longer carries it directly. As it's a discontinued player, if you can find it anywhere new it's probably a good opportunity.

Amazon has had great pricing on the A35 but it doesn't have the Reon.

Many Thanks Shaddai!

I still need a new Blu-Ray Player because my PS3 is English and my discs are U.S.

Any recommendations!

How is the new Panasonic BMP-30

Have a good christmas!

Gusfielden, If you must get a Profile 1.1 player now and don't want to wait for 2.0 players, then the Panasonic DMP-BD30 is a fine choice. Note that it can never be upgraded to Profile 2.0 because its local storage will never become 1GB and the player doesn't have an ethernet port. If you're ok with not being able to take advantage of some special features from Profile 2.0 Blu-ray discs, then go with the Panasonic. In any case, all movies on any version Profile of a Blu-ray disc will play on any version of Blu-ray hardware (just some special features may not be accessible).

Since you are dual format supporter like me, my recommendation is to stick with HD-DVD for the special features and Blu-ray for the overall movie experience.

Many Thanks Shaddai have a good Christmas!