Samsung Hi-Def Duo Player

[BRANDONH]

Its your money, but HDDVD is already starting to cave.
True, I am a Blu fanboy of sorts, but I would check into the 2008 release schedule
for HDDVD , I understand its really weak.
And you dont need to go "format" chasing, dont beleive all of the hype about
lossless DD, etc. These formats are still shaking themselves out, in a year or two we
will probably have one or two high q format, with a lesser, more lossey one for untilitarian purposes. Truth is, you wont be able to tell the diff between all of these formats, they will ALL sound fantastic.
Its just that there is cost in everything, and the "cost" of a "combi" player is usually
a compromised performance for BOTH formats.
This is why DVD players dont play CD discs very well, even the ones that say they do ,
while quite good sometimes, dont measure up to audiophile standards.
If this "format" war ends it will be on a dime, fast, inother words.
And you will have a very expensive player with a lesser playback for the winner and no need to play the other format.
I have bought several devices with performance and features I dont need, I still enjoy the stuff, but look at this useless feature, or that dusty button I never use, and it kinda spoils it, ya know? Kinda like the tuner on my receiver, I have NEVER used it, but I sure paid for
it, as well as a feature called nettune, never used it. Sure paid for it, tho.

Yeah I am willing to take the chance.
If it were not for this combi player I would not have even bought into the HD format war and opted out of both completely. Now that combi players are coming available I expect that the format war is over and I predict there will be many more to come in the near future that will be a lot more affordable than the first players...par to the technology.
My thinking is that I if Its a movie I want now be it HDVD or Blu-Ray I can just grab it take it home and play it I wont have to just wish the format war will come to a close and then wait for that movie to come out on the type of player I have.

And which ever format wins out I will still be able to play all HD movies I already own.
Heck I still have a LD player and still use it.
This combi player is supposed to do anything any of single player on the marked can.
I expect to have some early adoption glitches with this unit just the nature of the beast I'm not usually an early adopter but this time I am going for it.
Sure there will be features I may or may not use but when I bought my receiver back in 2000 the 7.1 surround was not even available on most (affordable) DVD players even to date there are still too few 7.1 encoded DVD titles available.
So with my receiver I can still take advantage of future technology with out having to replace it as long as they do not go beyond 7.1 and as long as those players have analog 7.1 outputs.
So yeah still going to be the pincushion just cant help myself I must have this unit.

[pixelthis]

Yeah I am willing to take the chance.
If it were not for this combi player I would not have even bought into the HD format war and opted out of both completely. Now that combi players are coming available I expect that the format war is over and I predict there will be many more to come in the near future that will be a lot more affordable than the first players...par to the technology.
My thinking is that I if Its a movie I want now be it HDVD or Blu-Ray I can just grab it take it home and play it I wont have to just wish the format war will come to a close and then wait for that movie to come out on the type of player I have.

And which ever format wins out I will still be able to play all HD movies I already own.
Heck I still have a LD player and still use it.
This combi player is supposed to do anything any of single player on the marked can.
I expect to have some early adoption glitches with this unit just the nature of the beast I'm not usually an early adopter but this time I am going for it.
Sure there will be features I may or may not use but when I bought my receiver back in 2000 the 7.1 surround was not even available on most (affordable) DVD players even to date there are still too few 7.1 encoded DVD titles available.
So with my receiver I can still take advantage of future technology with out having to replace it as long as they do not go beyond 7.1 and as long as those players have analog 7.1 outputs.
So yeah still going to be the pincushion just cant help myself I must have this unit.

Sounds like love.
BTW I have a technics sl-d20 from 1982 (direct drive) still works great, and a slb-350 under the bed, both still work great.
I see yours has a retail of 699, did you pay that and where at?

[BRANDONH]

Sounds like love.
BTW I have a technics sl-d20 from 1982 (direct drive) still works great, and a slb-350 under the bed, both still work great.
I see yours has a retail of 699, did you pay that and where at?

I only paid 488.88 from musiciansfriend.com but it was a very rare price match when told them the price and gave the website (it has to be from verifiable authorized dealer) I thought I heard them drop the phone.
And I so can not find and/or remember the original site that I got them match that price from.
I have looked and it was and still is an beatable price.
I got real f/n lucky because the other company did not have free shipping and Musicians friend does.
I thought I had posted it here Turntable Pro Vs Audiophile
But I dont see were I went in to much detail about the site.

If your looking into getting one new, there is a big improvement with the M5G over the 1200MK2 & 1210MK5.
Myths Debunked
The best thing I have did was to get a MC cart and upgrade the headshell

[pixelthis]

Thanks.
I find that direct drive sounds better , at least to me.
The longevity of both of mine (the direct drive is 25 years old) bodes well for yours.