multi-channel analogue BD players

[Chisy1]

My sony S550 BD player may be on the way out as it is refusing to recognise some BDs that it has previously played whilst still playing many and I can't find why that could possibly be on the interweb. Any clues?

Actually my main reason for posting was wondering whether there any current BD players that have multi-channel analogue outputs?

thanks

Chisy

 

[stevee1966]

Panasonic DMP-BD80 has them.

 

[Anonymous]

i would check if there is a firmware update for the player if it is refusing some discs

 

[Chisy1]

Thanks for the replies so far.

I think panasonic is 2 years old...so it seems that none of the 2011 players have them which sucks.

I've never updated the firmware which I ought to do, but that surely can't explain why 3months or so ago I happily watched Bourne ultimatum and now it refuses to read the disc, which is clean with no scratches...very strange.

 

[The_Lhc]

At least one of the oppo players does as does the Cambridge Audio player but you're talking a lot more money for those.

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

It depends on how you want to spend ... If you have 500 pounds, you have no doubt in Counseling Cambridge Audio, but if you want something cheaper you recommend the LG BD390, I have one and so far is proving to be an excellent BD, and Multi ch output, the main reason of having bought in the first place!

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

Depends how much you want to spend ... If you have 500 pounds, I have no doubt in Counseling Cambridge Audio, but if you want something cheaper I would advise the LG BD390, I have one and so far is proving to be an excellent BD, and Multi ch output, the main reason for the have bought in the first place!

 

[Chisy1]

Okay thanks for the replies, my system doesn't warrant any more than £200 (at most) spent on it. I'll have to see how things go with the sony. Might end up having to upgrade AV receiver as well but at least that would open the door to a large range of (cheaper) but brand spanking new BD players with alot more functionality (i.e. web accessability) than what I currently have - there's always a silver lining!

 

[The_Lhc]

Okay thanks for the replies, my system doesn't warrant any more than £200 (at most) spent on it.

I don't think anyone's sold a BDP with multi-channel outputs for that money in this country. I've got the last Sony model to feature the (the S760) but I paid close to double that. You might be able to find one for that money but I wouldn't count on it.

 

[chudleighpaul]

Panasonic DMP-BD85 has multi channel outs, if you shop around you should get it for around £200

 

[Anonymous]

i have seen a samsung bdc 6900 with 7.1 outputs on amazon
its also a 3d bd player,
i have one myself and its a very good player now only at £159.99 its a steal.

 

[Chisy1]

Okay thanks for the replies, my system doesn't warrant any more than £200 (at most) spent on it.

I don't think anyone's sold a BDP with multi-channel outputs for that money in this country. I've got the last Sony model to feature the (the S760) but I paid close to double that. You might be able to find one for that money but I wouldn't count on it.

I know I paid £219 for the S550, but that was 3 (or maybe longer) years ago and I'd hoped they'd kept this type of set up going, but no-one seems to have done in the last year or so and certainly not at this price point. It still only seems to be the Bourne discs that aren't working now...all very odd and until it decides not to recognise other discs I think I've now decided (lack of cash!) that I'm going have to put up with it and save up in the meantime!!

I don't tend to follow the market until things break (i.e. I'm not a serial upgrader!) when I have to play catch up so thanks for all the other replies giving hints at some possible players should it give up.

Chisy

 

[The_Lhc]

Well, as above it appears there's a couple of options for you, I'd go for the Panasonic if it was my money.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Okay thanks for the replies, my system doesn't warrant any more than £200 (at most) spent on it.

I don't think anyone's sold a BDP with multi-channel outputs for that money in this country. I've got the last Sony model to feature the (the S760) but I paid close to double that. You might be able to find one for that money but I wouldn't count on it.

I know I paid £219 for the S550, but that was 3 (or maybe longer) years ago and I'd hoped they'd kept this type of set up going, but no-one seems to have done in the last year or so and certainly not at this price point. It still only seems to be the Bourne discs that aren't working now...all very odd and until it decides not to recognise other discs I think I've now decided (lack of cash!) that I'm going have to put up with it and save up in the meantime!!

I don't tend to follow the market until things break (i.e. I'm not a serial upgrader!) when I have to play catch up so thanks for all the other replies giving hints at some possible players should it give up.

Chisy

What receiver do you have? Could be useful to know whether you'd be better saving your money for a new receiver rather than spending out on an outdated player.

 

[Chisy1]

Clare, its only a little Cambridge Audio 340R (in silver) connected to the Jamo 'style speakers'.

I needed a slimline receiver as I don't have a lot of space on the wall unit that Mrs Chisy insisted we have. There don't seem to be a lot of slimline AV receivers either...I seem to be restricted in my choices at every turn! However, perhaps my google [other search engines available!] skills aren't good enough

Grateful for any leads...(that's not an invitation to start a discussion on accessories!!)

thanks

 

[sos]

Like you, I had to invest in an analog multi channel BD player - and now that all new receivers have 7.1 HD decoding built in - all of the new mass-market BD players are HDMI audio only.

I have an old Yamaha DSP-A1. Great old 5.1 amp, but no HDMI, and no 7.1 HD decoding. Still, it's a grunty piece of kit and I wasn't willing or able to upgrade it to a newer receiver. So, I matched it with a Panasonic BD85 which was going as a run-out-last-season's-price. Nice player, good reviews and has that all important analog out stage.

Sure one day I'll go for an Oppo 95, but for now, the Panny is a great deal (if you can still find one).

 

[bigboss]

Something like this should solve your problem. You can connect it to any cheap blu-ray player. It's possible to get the total cost to below £200.

You can buy it from here.

And if you're looking for a slim AV receiver to upgrade, look at this.

 

[The_Lhc]

Looking at that Lindy thing, it doesn't appear that it'll pass HD audio through any of the outputs, the optical output gets re-sampled to 48kHz, according to the specs.

 

[bigboss]

The OP's AV receiver doesn't decode HD audio either. So this shouldn't be a disadvantage to the OP.

 

[The_Lhc]

The OP's AV receiver doesn't decode HD audio either.

But it doesn't need to if he gets a BDP with multi-channel analogue outputs, he'll get the HD audio that way.

 

[bigboss]

True. It's for the OP to decide the pros & cons of both options. If you want HD audio, go for a BDP with analogue outs at a higher price.

 

[Anonymous]

This really is a sad state of affairs, where have all the players with 7.1 analogue output gone?! I too have a trusty old Sony S550, just hope it continues to run for a while yet. Replacing my AV processor just isn't an option, I have a Primare SP31.7 surround processor, their current model with HDMI support is the SP32, which comes in at £3000! Yikes!

There is a few of these boxes that attempt to extract audio from a HDMI stream, which seems fine on the face of it, but you need to speaker setup, level, delay, bass management processing, which is found on these now rare bluray players. Very few AV receivers/processor will digitize the 5.1/7.1 analogue input and perform any DSP on it, most purely pass it straight though and act as nothing more than a volume control.

Looks like the Cambridge Audio and Oppo players are the best options, albeit not very cheap options. Still, their universal disc support is certainly very tempting (SACD, DVD-Audio, HDCD etc) and obviously much better DAC's than our basic Sony S550.

 

[Big Chris]

A brief search shows both Amazon and Best Buy have got BDP-S760s for £200. I've got one of these myself and although I'm not utilizing the analogue outs, I can confirm it's a very good player.

 

[The_Lhc]

A brief search shows both Amazon and Best Buy have got BDP-S760s for £200. I've got one of these myself and although I'm not utilizing the analogue outs, I can confirm it's a very good player.

I am, sounds good.