I'm not an AV buff and want to update and upgrade some of my aging components, specifically a Blu ray player and an amp.
Given waht's on offer at the moment, how fast things are moving, what I have and what I can spend should I buy the player or the amp first? And which ones?
For the amp I am looking to spend ~£250. I have read good things about the Onkyo TX-SR506, but have also read that it can't handle some sorts of HD audio and that the Sony STR-DG820 is a better bet. Because I don't know about the different sorts of audio and what Blu ray players can, and will do in the future, which amp (these or others) is the best bet?
Currently I have a Sky HD box, Philips DVP5960 (upscaler (correct term?) with HDMI) and a Sony RDR-GX700 (DVD recorder, no HDMI, only used to record from camcorder and Sky box) playing through an old Arcam Alpha AV50 to Tannoy FX5.1 speakers. TV is a Panasonic TX-32LXD700. Whatever I buy first will have to work with what I've got until I can afford the other bit.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and ideas.
Given waht's on offer at the moment, how fast things are moving, what I have and what I can spend should I buy the player or the amp first? And which ones?
For the amp I am looking to spend ~£250. I have read good things about the Onkyo TX-SR506, but have also read that it can't handle some sorts of HD audio and that the Sony STR-DG820 is a better bet. Because I don't know about the different sorts of audio and what Blu ray players can, and will do in the future, which amp (these or others) is the best bet?
Currently I have a Sky HD box, Philips DVP5960 (upscaler (correct term?) with HDMI) and a Sony RDR-GX700 (DVD recorder, no HDMI, only used to record from camcorder and Sky box) playing through an old Arcam Alpha AV50 to Tannoy FX5.1 speakers. TV is a Panasonic TX-32LXD700. Whatever I buy first will have to work with what I've got until I can afford the other bit.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and ideas.