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Offline MarkDavidson218

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« on: February 05, 2005, 11:13:41 AM »
So I'm thinking about picking up some one the DVD-A players. I'm moving in to a small apt and I don't want to lug all my my 7.1 system in there. I'll most likely have a center, left, right, and a sub. that should do it right? Can you really tell the differnce? I''ll be just picking up a cheap one from best buy i hate that place), just to see how it works out and then dump it in a few months and buy a high end one.
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2005, 11:15:37 AM »
So I'm thinking about picking up some one the DVD-A players. I'm moving in to a small apt and I don't want to lug all my my 7.1 system in there. I'll most likely have a center, left, right, and a sub. that should do it right? Can you really tell the differnce? I''ll be just picking up a cheap one from best buy i hate that place), just to see how it works out and then dump it in a few months and buy a high end one.
Thanks,
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2005, 11:59:52 AM »
there are sub-$150 Toshiba DVD-A players that rival $1000 models in sound quality. Search the playback forum for threads about 'em.
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2005, 05:42:25 PM »
the toshiba 4960 is what you should be looking for :)
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2005, 05:51:55 PM »
that or the samsung HD-841 one of them is a rebrand of the other....but they are the same units
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2005, 08:53:34 AM »
FYI, the samsung HD841 is on sale through the web only at circuit city this week for $150
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2005, 09:08:25 AM »
If video quality is important I'd really stay away from the Samsung 841.  It has nothing but problems.  This may be with the upconversion only though, so I'd read some threads over avsforum.com under DVD&movies. 
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2005, 09:17:58 AM »
Quote from: scervin on February 06, 2005, 09:08:25 AM
If video quality is important I'd really stay away from the Samsung 841. It has nothing but problems. This may be with the upconversion only though, so I'd read some threads over avsforum.com under DVD&movies.

scott is right, I have read alot of the same reviews...I only use it for DVD-A
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2005, 02:52:26 PM »
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2005, 09:43:20 PM »
Quote from: dre on February 09, 2005, 02:52:26 PM
pioneer 563a.

I just picked up a Pioneer dv-578a at Best buy for $80... open box with no remote, but grabbed a universal and all works well.  I grabbed Diana Krall "the look of love" and wholy shit... DVD-A is unbelievable.  Amazing depth, and tiny little audible "imperfections" just ad so much realism.  Even on a modest playback system (nakamichi rec and polk spks) this is night and day.  No other dvd-a experience to compare to, but this unit seems to have the goods from what I can tell.  I just may turn into a leach again looking for dvd-a shows!!!
      As for the video, all seems great (I'm no videophile) and features/menus are very easy to use.  All controls are on the face of the unit (part of why I took a chance w/o a remote) and that is always a good thing to have.

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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2005, 10:36:28 PM »
That Diana Krall DVDA is the one I bought to audition in a borrowed deck.  It is a really killer recording.  It made me buy a DVDA player of my own.  Really, it made me do it.

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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2005, 03:05:58 AM »
Quote from: Maynard G. Beatnik on February 11, 2005, 10:36:28 PM
That Diana Krall DVDA is the one I bought to audition in a borrowed deck.  It is a really killer recording.  It made me buy a DVDA player of my own.  Really, it made me do it.


yeah... its really good.  I like that kind of music too... I was raised on the standards.

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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2005, 06:44:21 AM »
Quote from: nickgregory on February 06, 2005, 09:17:58 AM
Quote from: scervin on February 06, 2005, 09:08:25 AM
If video quality is important I'd really stay away from the Samsung 841. It has nothing but problems. This may be with the upconversion only though, so I'd read some threads over avsforum.com under DVD&movies.

scott is right, I have read alot of the same reviews...I only use it for DVD-A

Maybe I'm just lo-tech when it comes to movies (I use the RCA video cables to my TV from the 841) and thus why, but I haven't noticed any problems with the video. The fact that this player also does DVD-A and SACD makes this players a wonderful option for those of us who love music.

I really do wish there was a way to program 2 channel PCM though and not have to constantly change that setting everytime I play DVD-A discs. (I only use 2 speakers).

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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2005, 11:47:43 AM »
yeah, the problem with the player for video is when you use the DVI output....seems to have a flakey interface
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Re: DVD-A
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2005, 12:51:17 PM »
Quote from: cooker on February 05, 2005, 11:59:52 AM
there are sub-$150 Toshiba DVD-A players that rival $1000 models in sound quality. Search the playback forum for threads about 'em.

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=12613&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10

If you mod the 4960 sounds like it'll be killer...but i think i'll stick with my Music Hall cd-25.   ;D
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