BR vs HD...will BR do what HD does ?

beardog03

I was just thinking....I know it`s kinda rare !!

Anyway, I just got a Toshiba A2 on the way, but I have a brand new BR player....

wouldn`t whatever HD dvd`s I have work just as well on the Sony BR player ?

comfortablycurt

Only if the Blu-ray player has the capability to play HD-DVD's. Most of them don't, because they're competing formats. There are some that will play both though. If I remember right you got a Sony BDP-S350...which I'm pretty sure doesn't play HD-DVD.

beardog03

cool, Thanks

Do I need a special cable for that one also ?

leroyjr1

LG makes a hd DVD/ blu ray player

beardog03

I have a Toshiba A2, and a Sony 350 , and a regular Philips DVD player for my office !!!

comfortablycurt

beardog03 wrote: »

cool, Thanks

Do I need a special cable for that one also ?

You should just need an HDMI cable. The same one that was suggested for your Blu-ray in your other thread should be just fine.

beardog03

looks like I`m gonna need a box or something, as my TV only has 2 HDMI inputs...

any suggestions ?

comfortablycurt

beardog03 wrote: »

looks like I`m gonna need a box or something, as my TV only has 2 HDMI inputs...

any suggestions ?

What else do you have to hook up to it besides the HD-DVD and BR? Do you have a receiver with HDMI inputs?

McLoki

I will be interested in your opinion of what is the better upconverting player - the A2 or the Sony 350.

I had the A2 and really liked its upconverting. I finally got in the 350, but am not allowed to open it until Christmas.... Just wondering if it is as good as the A2 was.

Michael

beardog03

I have to look, but I don`t think so....I think the reciever is not an updated version (yammie)

Mac,
I should be getting the A2 anyday now...I will check it out and let ya know

shadowofnight

beardog03 wrote: »

looks like I`m gonna need a box or something, as my TV only has 2 HDMI inputs...

any suggestions ?

What I have.. ....http://www.radiient.com/Radiient-Select-4-Four-Input-HDMI-Switch-Repeater?sc=2&category=41 ...This takes 4 inputs and has one output for hdmi ...I tried other switchers and nothing came close to this for quality and functionality.

http://www.laaudiofile.com/select4.html


It was 399 when I bought it...now its 249....they make a lower end model that actually still uses the same great board ( A TMDS chip for every input and the output...instead of multiplexing through a single chip ) without the rs-232 port and only comes with one standard remote and not the pro remote for 149.

beardog03

thanks brada !

disneyjoe7

Beardog,

Have you looked into www.bluejeancables.com for a HDMI very nice and fair priced. I using 3 of them and very happy with them.

beardog03

I will take a look

Thanks

shadowofnight

I also liked that the lights are very dim.......dont even flare when I took the pic....doesnt distract at all....nothing worse then a bright as hell led anywhere near a lcd/plasma.

beardog03

I need one of these...

I have 3 things to input so far !!

I still need to get an updated rcvr.....man this is starting to cost more than I planned on !!


Doesn`t it always !! :rolleyes:

goingganzo

check out mono price
http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp

ND13

goingganzo wrote: »

check out mono price
http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp

I agree and they are a fraction of the price. A 4 to 1 nib is under $30/remote.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110

billbillw

Monoprice is THE place to get good quality, affordable cables, HDMI Switchers, AND flat panel wall mounts. Why pay more? Over a typical 6-12 foot run, you will never see a difference in the image quality between a $200 Monster and a $20 Monoprice HDMI cable.

PSOVLSK

beardog03 wrote: »

looks like I`m gonna need a box or something, as my TV only has 2 HDMI inputs...

any suggestions ?

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75637

beardog03

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024008&p_id=2412&seq=1&format=2

how about this one ?

http://www.cecompass.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=24


or this one ?

shadowofnight

I agree about the hdmi cables....as long as you get the 1.3 version cables from monoprice you are fine , but there is a big difference in switcher performance. I tried 2 versions from monoprice...gave em away.....tried another version from Gefen...gave it away....then I tried that radiient and it was game over.

The video quality is noticeably better....that in itself is worth the price of admission...the auto source switching works flawless and you can turn it off if you want to....you can turn the lights off ( Pretty dim when the lights are on which is nice ) completely if you choose....etc.



All the bells and whistles are nice, but it was the video quality that sold me...it wasnt like magical power cables and magical IC's that take a golden ear and usually a golden imagination to hear ....this is something that can be seen.



I have just about every test disc ( DVD, BLU ) made and the other 3 switchers introduced some measure of change to the signal...slight but actually noticeable. Putting the Radiient in , even with your nose almost to the screen...there was no difference at all to the picture...so it was the one that stayed in my system.

Sure it costs a lot more, but look at what we pay in audio for small changes...and this is really noticeable.


This mainboard is the reason for the cost and for the great picture...if you look at every input and the output...there is an active TMDS chip for every port..4 for the 4 inputs and 1 for the output...they dont multiplex through 1 or 2 chips ...the signal just gets directed ...not changed in any way...and signal integrity is maintained .

This is one instance where paying more gets you more.


And the firmware is flashable through the RS-232 port for new features down the road...as well as for adjusting timing differences for older hdmi products that dont like to play well with other hdmi components...for my older 42" plasma I gave to my parents, I had the switching speed adjusted from something like 50 milliseconds to 150 milliseconds at the factory because the older plasma's hdmi board was too slow and had issues.

shadowofnight

Reading up on the OPPO....I bet that one is pretty damn good too....and only 99 dollars I am now in need of another switcher in the mancave after adding blu ray in there last night....I am going to give the OPPO a try after reading the reviews.

http://www.oppodigital.com/hm31/