Thinking of Blu-ray? Something you need to know.

[blackraven]

Pixel makes some sense on this one. Why should the makers of BR players care that much about SD DVD since the war is over now? I think that the companies are banking on the fact that BR pictures look so good that most people wont care too much about DVD and that they already own DVD players. But thanks for the heads up Mr. P. I was debating on whether or not I should buy an oppo DVD player or not since I have the free Sony BDP 300 BR that came with my TV. I think that I will go ahead and purchase the oppo thanks to your info. I would like to have SACD playback anyway and the oppo fits the bill. For $169 its worth it.

[musicman1999]

I think the point Mr P. was trying to make was that it would be nice if one machine was capable of doing a good job with both formats rather than needing a separate machine for DVD. I own the Sony S-300 Bluray player and it is awful with regular DVD, about on par with my PS2.
Blackraven
As far as the format war being over, the real war is just beginning, in order for Blu to be a long term viable format it must replace DVD and i believe that is some years off.

bill

[bfalls]

Although not one of the new players, my PS3 does an excellent job with SD DVDs. I watched Eraser (1996) and was amazed how good it looked on my Sony KDL52XBR5 TV. I've noticed other SD DVDs were consistently the same PQ. The PS3 may be a bit pricey for $500, but it has many other features as well.

[Feanor]

.... I was debating on whether or not I should buy an oppo DVD player or not since I have the free Sony BDP 300 BR that came with my TV. I think that I will go ahead and purchase the oppo thanks to your info. I would like to have SACD playback anyway and the oppo fits the bill. For $169 its worth it.

... makes me feel even better about my recent Oppo DV980H purchase. It's working well, BTW.