how's this look for a dvd player?

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: NightCrawler

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: NightCrawler

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: NightCrawler
Nice player but 90 day warranty would make me worry, the normal warranty is 1 year and that's for at 299.99 so maybe it's a steal.

Where are some good online shops to buy A/V equipment from? I am kind of skeptical about refurb stuff and I've avoid it in the past. I'd rather have something that will last than a fixed piece of junk, ya know?

I recommend Pioneer, they made great Laserdisc players and mine still works after 10 years.

The DVD player also are highly rated. For around $130 you can get one that plays DVD, SuperCD and DVD-Audio.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Pioneer_DV_578A_S/4505-6473_7-30917074.html

wow, that's pretty sick for a $130 player. Amazon says:

"As an anti-piracy measure, the player performs its own decoding of both DVD-Audio and SACD signals (not to mention standard Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound), passing high-resolution analog, not digital, audio to your integrated amplifier or surround receiver. This means you'll need an audio/video receiver with multichannel analog-audio inputs to fully appreciate multichannel DVD-A and SACD releases."

I have a Sherwood RD-6105 receiver with 6-channel direct input, is that what they're talking about? Here's a pic of the back of the receiver:

http://www.sherwoodusa.com/images/am/pl_rd6105.gif

I've never used those plugs before. They are on the left - green, white, red, purple, blue, and gray. Are those the correct type of plugs to hook in the DVD player for SACD/DVD-A?

Yes, DVD-Audio is sent out via analog only because all the recording companies didn't want people making perfect digital copies.

In the high end, audiophiles have to spend a ton on a player in order to get good D-to-A convertors. This really pissed people off who had already bought $10,000 preamps or seperate D to A convertors.

PS: To use Dolby Digital or DTS you can use coax or optical just like any other DVD player. Only DVD-audio and SuperCD output in 6 channels of analog.

cool, so I guess I just need six good RCA cables

I bet that's why SACD and DVD-A hasn't caught on, it seems like they really missed the boat on this one!

 

[aplefka]

What the fvck is with the yo thing?