When to upgrade to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD.?

Last summer I bought a JVC HD-61G887AA (61" 720p hd-tv). Both my av reciever (Onkyo TX-D575X) and dvd player (Sony DVP-NC655P) are about 8 years ancient and I have be getting the itch to upgrade to a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD but I cant afford right now to grasp both a player and new reciever that can also play the HD audio formats. I be thinking about getting a PS3 since it is still rate one of the better Blu-Ray players but I have read that it does not support the HD audio right presently (future firmware upgrade may fix that). But at $400-$500 it's still pretty expensive. Do you think it is still worth going for immediately (either a stand alone player or PS3), or holding off and in your favour for a year for when the players are better quality and one year cheaper and getting a tentative AV reciever at the same time. My problem is that in attendance is always something newer and better coming along and subsequent year will be no different.


Answers:    That's the trick- if you buy into either format, you would specifically want a new beneficiary. I started out with an affordable HD DVD player, consequently later, when I be able to, sprung for a topical receiver. For some time, I at tiniest was competent to enjoy a stunning picture, next to DVD quality nouns (the sound be downconverted to regular 5.1 with my elder receiver). The pros and cons of HD DVD and Blu-Ray make respectively format almost indistiguishible. The great thing immediately is there's a price war commencement with HD DVD players below $200 being advertise at WalMart and Sears. I'm sure Blu-Ray will follow. So, depending on your budget, you might be able to verbs off both a player and beneficiary. If you get a player at the right price, the worst article to happen is that you own a fine upconverting DVD player. Also, both formats and some stores offer free discs next to the purchase of a player.

Bottom line- both formats use the same video and audio codecs. They both look great on your HDTV. Transformers (a HD DVD exclusive) sold 190,000 copies within it's first week, while the regular DVD sold 8.3 million. There shouldn't be a clear cut winner for a while, or at lowest possible until average Joe's start buying up HD players and discs. I say view movies in High Definition immediately, rather than hang about. Just look for the best deals, and check the titles that respectively format has to grant. Both formats have exclusive support from a handful of studios, while most of the most important studios support both. So, it it boils down to your preference of movies.

Also, do your research on the receiver. Many budget "7.1" receivers puff HDMI pass-through, yet go amiss to transmit the audio from your HD source (High-def disc player) to your speakers. To my knowledge, adjectives of the current HD DVD players decode the subsequent gen audio tracks (True HD, DTS, Dolby Plus). Hope that helps.
The br player cost more or less 500. Might as well buy a ps3 witch have a br player and can play games ..... cost only 399

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