thinking about going blu ray

[peterS]

i have a modest collection of sacd and dva-a
is there a blu ray player that does these both

id ideally like the ps3 for gaming too as im on a budget but its unclear to me if it even plays dvds

[aud19]

Right now you'd probably be best off buying (or keeping) a player for DVD-A/SACD and getting a PS3 IMO. As far as I know there are no HD-DVD or BD players that play both SACD and DVD-A.

[peterS]

yes my mind is already set on that just want to make sure

[peterS]

does it have 5 or 7 channel analog output or is hdmi 1.3 needed

[peterS]

blah

[Nolan B]

I will say this. Denon is supposed to announce their HD intentions as early as July. If you want a player to player DVDA/SACD and an HD format (or both) it may be worth waiting ot hear what they have to say.

[draganm]

I will say this. Denon is supposed to announce their HD intentions as early as July. If you want a player to player DVDA/SACD and an HD format (or both) it may be worth waiting ot hear what they have to say.

cool, that is good news indeed. Denon is a name I respect and have always enjoyed their commitment to quality. They're not the first to market a new product but sometimes the first to market a good version of someone elses abortion. :B If they release a player for less than $500. WITH 6 channel analog out and plays both HD-DVD and BR I will be buying it.

[Hdale85]

cool, that is good news indeed. Denon is a name I respect and have always enjoyed their commitment to quality. They're not the first to market a new product but sometimes the first to market a good version of someone elses abortion. :B If they release a player for less than $500. WITH 6 channel analog out and plays both HD-DVD and BR I will be buying it.

Don't get your hopes up. I can guarentee you IF (big if) they release a combo unit it will not cost 500 dollars :roll: Even the new Panasonic combo unit thats coming out is more then 500. A combo Denon I would say would be at least 1000.

[eddiespaghetti]

i have a modest collection of sacd and dva-a
is there a blu ray player that does these both

id ideally like the ps3 for gaming too as im on a budget but its unclear to me if it even plays dvds

Something you may want to consider is noise. My Xbox360 is loud when it plays DVDs - so much so that I got a separate player. I don't know whether the add-on HD-DVD is noisy, or what the noise level of the PS3 happens to be when playing a disc.

[Hdale85]

The add on drive for the 360 is not very noisy at all. I use it on my HTPC and its not too noisy at all to be honest. The 360 it self is quite noisy though.

[Race Car Driver]

I will say this. Denon is supposed to announce their HD intentions as early as July. If you want a player to player DVDA/SACD and an HD format (or both) it may be worth waiting ot hear what they have to say.

I love that idea.
I have 3 Denon players on my rack now, and wouldnt mind adding a "almost all in one" from them. I would willingly pay for it too.