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Falcon01
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Still if you want to enjoy HD movies for the video this is a great option for $200 at the moment.
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Falcon,
With the latest firmware upgrade (v4.20), the S300 "adds Dolby TrueHD Audio decoding functionality." I assume the player is able to decode the TrueHD track internally and send the decoded lossless track out as PCM via HDMI, since the player (and receiver) still shows plain old Dolby Digital when outputting bitstream.
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[Post edited by Falcon01 on Sep 20, 2008 - CDT 12:02 PM]
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Just my humble opinion.
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View profile »what you wrote probably applies to internet-based extras (BD Live), which are mostly lame anyway. however, extras that require profile 1.1 are encoded on the disc, and even if it's just a passing curiosity to see what PIP looks like, people are going to wonder what's wrong with their profile 1.0 players.
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It's tempting at $199.00, but maybe better to wait until the 2nd gen Funai clones comes out. I hope disc loading times improve further with those units.
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Gadgetpig,
I just loaded POTC1 for curiousity's sake and am happy to report that it took about 1 min and 15 seconds to load from the time I inserted the disc into the drawer until the previews started. This is a definite improvement, since I did experience an extremely slow load time prior to recent firmware updates! They weren't kidding about the "3 minute" load times!
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View profile »Bu if you don't want a PS3 in your lineup, it's pretty well known (from users and reviewers) that any of the Panasonic models are worth the price! I'd imagine that when I eventually migrate to another BD player someday, it will be a Panasonic model, or maybe an Oppo. Pioneer's are nice, but overpriced. And the budget players made by Funai (sold under a variety of brand names), are value-priced, and do a commendable job in A/V quality (as Eddie said on another thread). The only negative I've read is the pic quality is compromised somewhat if setting the player's output at 1080p/60, but the player offers excellent pic quality if output at 1080p/24, or 1080i/60, so just choose one of these settings and you'll be happy.
Also, I haven't heard of any titles "freezing" up on the Funai-made units yet. Remember, as previously reported, the Funai models use Sony parts and a chipset provided by Panasonic, and both of these brands are the main leaders behind Blu-ray tech.
-JOE- (Love Hendrix!)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Sep 21, 2008 - CDT 3:33 PM]