Blu-ray players out selling HD-DVD despite...

[musicman1999]

I have heard these stories about HDMI before,various units having handshake issues.I am still unsure about which player to get,Home Theatre Magazine has a story this month about ths Sony,Panasonic and the Samsung 2nd gen players.They felt the Panasonic had the best audio and the video performance was close.They also felt the PS3 was still the best deal,but that does n ot work for me as i need 5.1 analog outs for high def audio.The new Pioneer looks interesting as it also is network compatible,however it is a little more money,$999 cdn.A local store had it on sale last week for $849 but the sale was over before i heard about it.

bill

[pixelthis]

I have heard these stories about HDMI before,various units having handshake issues.I am still unsure about which player to get,Home Theatre Magazine has a story this month about ths Sony,Panasonic and the Samsung 2nd gen players.They felt the Panasonic had the best audio and the video performance was close.They also felt the PS3 was still the best deal,but that does n ot work for me as i need 5.1 analog outs for high def audio.The new Pioneer looks interesting as it also is network compatible,however it is a little more money,$999 cdn.A local store had it on sale last week for $849 but the sale was over before i heard about it.

bill

The Sony at 499$ seems the best bet. I beleive (but am not sure) that it has 5,1 out.
The picture is outstanding. AND A BARGAIN.
But I am going to wait, HD disc is evolutionary, not revolutionary (that was DVD) and
I dont want to give up my one 5.1 input for something that wont play SACD.
Yeah, HD on disc looks great, but the difference between a really good 480p DVD
and HD isn't great enough to make it a musthaverightnow.
On Talledega Nights I even saw video noise on the empty bleachers (moire patterns)
As for Blu-ray outselling hddvd, it seems even the great unwashed smell the stench of death about toshibas new toy, in that respect they seem more aware of the inevitable
more than some of the "knowledgeable" on this board