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Advice needed please at present i have a denon avca1d amp and a sony bdp360 bluray player the denon does not have hdmi so i need to get hd sound from a bdp player via analogues i have seen the sony760 for £260 from amazon and a denon bdp3800 which is suppose to have very good sound by using the internal hd decoder second hand with 14months warranty remaining for about £500 so my question is for picture and sound quality would i be better off paying double the price for the denod over the sony or any other alternative players also how much better picture will i get over my current player? thanks garry

 

[Anonymous]

is there anybody there some advice would be much appreciated

 

[chudleighpaul]

How about the Panasonic BDP80. I have one connected to a yamaha amp by the 5.1 analogue outs. Excellent player, good pic and sound.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks chudleighpaul any body else with any more suggestions

 

[Dermondo]

Hi, I have just only yesterday gone for the Sony BDP-760 from amazon and I can give a run down when I get it delivered.

I think from opinions etc. it's a cracking blu ray player and hope to be impressed.

 

[Anonymous]

cheers Dermondo

 

[Anonymous]

You can get the pana bd-80 for about £160 maybe del on top but even so, for that price i would go for that over the sony 760 but if you don't mind spending the cash tehn get the latter.

 

[Anonymous]

any more opinions have also seen a pioneer bdplx71 for £350 would the denon be better than the sony or pioneer

 

[Anonymous]

garrynic:any more opinions have also seen a pioneer bdplx71 for £350 would the denon be better than the sony or pioneer

It all depends on how much your willing to spend. If you want to spend top end, then i would opt for the Pioneer but if you fancied saving some money and having a machine that offers allot for it's value and performance, then as suggested the Panasonic DMP-BD80 is a great buy, it has internal HD audio decoding, analogue output, great picture / sound and also the added benefit of Viera Cast (built in YouTube, etc), you cant go wrong.

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I spent ages trying to decide what BDP to go for, as I have an Arcam AVR250 with no HDMI. I spent some time looking at the Pioneer BDP 51FD vs. the Sony BDP S760 and a lot of forum time discussing which to go for, plus some major diversions in to looking at the LX71... When all was said and done I went for the Sony because of its picture quality vs. the Pioneer (I thought it shaded it), the convenience of the load times and WiFi (especially for firmware upgrades). I haven't regretted it. I have had to buy 4 pairs of Chord Crimsons to connect it to my Amp, all from eBay, but still another £100+ to add to the cost.

If I was doing it now, I'd be looking at an S770, probably, not sure if the LX71 would get a look in (but it would go with my Kuro TV!). If I was looking for a really good "stop gap" player until I upgraded my amp, I'd go for the Panasonic DMP-BD80 and save the £200 for the amp upgrade...

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the advice all should maybe keep the 360 for now and upgrade the amp instead thinking along the lines of the yamaha z7 or have seen a onkyo 906 for £800 any thoughts on these would be much appreciated thanks again Garry