To Blue Ray or not Blue Ray?

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Hi advice/comments on teh following would be appreciated:

I have an INFOCUS IN78, projected on to a 100" screen. Currently using a Sony DAV S550 as the source.

I am in teh process of upgrading the sound portion by using a LINN AV5103 to integrate with my LINN Aktiv system.

I also am trying to decide which way to go with the source, either an upscaling DVD player or should I go for a Blue Ray player, even though the IN78 is not Full HD.

One other thing to consider is that the AV5103 does not have HDMI connections, so I will need the Blue Ray player to output audio either via analogue or digital audio cable.

Thanks

Scott

 

[D.J.KRIME]

Even tho your projector is not full HD you will notice huge differance when Viewing a Blu-Ray over a DVD (especially on a 100" screen) and it will also upscale you DVD's to 720p/1080i.

Maybe have a look at the Panasonic BD55 or the New Pioneer at around £400 as both of these also have analog outputs for your sound option.

 

[professorhat]

I'd definitely go Blu-Ray, may 'only' be 720p, but on a big screen like that you'll really notice the difference.

Considering the amp, you'll want to get a player which can decode onboard and output PCM via multichannel analogue like the Sony BDP-S550.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for teh quick feedback. Pretty much confirms what I was thinking.

Will give bith the Sony and Panasonic a closer look!

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Well went looking here in Kuala Lumpur where I live for a Sony and Panasonic!

The Sony BDP-S350 costs the equivilent of 450 GBP here!

No Panasonic DMP-BD35, however I found a BD30 at 320 GBP, with a 5 BD vochour included.

However the BD30 has no analouge output for my Linn AV5103.

Also as Asia is the same region BD wise as the USA buying a player from the UK is not really an option.

I can by a multi region modified S350 via ebay etc for the same price as one here. Which may be the best option as I move every couple years with work, and already have a mixed bag region wise for a dvd collection.

Loads of PS3's here at reasonable prices, but again the issue with audio output!

Any suggestions?

Thinking I will wait a couple of months to see if the prices start to work their way down to something a bit more realsitic or bite the bullet for a multi region BD via ebay etc.

Cheers