Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 292022)

Well, that is true.
I would say 6 months ago you would be crazy to consider anything else, but Blu-ray players are finally come to market that are sub 200USD that may not be the best of the best but will get the basics across. Though I would argue that even at the price point, a PS3 as just a Blu-ray player is still a solid deal. Even if you do not play a video game on it for 2 years and then all of a sudden do, you will not end up with two Blu-ray systems and a video game system.

Similar situation when the Xbox 360 came out, a lot of companies were making Upscaling DVD players, but the 360 did it just as well for a fraction of the price. We finally saw the price drop (right around the time Blu-ray hit), but the 360 still did just as good of job and had the option of playing video games.

Originally Posted by Togo (Post 292021)

There is one thing the Oppo doesn't have which was key in my choice to go with that BR player.. it doesn't have the 8 DACs for 7.1 Analog out... no other BR player on the market offers higher audio quality at the moment and that was the biggest factor for me.

Originally Posted by Togo (Post 292028)

IMO, PS3 makes a great BR player.. infinitely upgradeable.. can't beat that

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 292032)

Yep, though one of the huge arguments for the PS3 was the issue of firmware upgrades. Now, Sony has claimed that 2.0 or whatever we are at is the current and "final" revision, but we all know that is not true. The thing you need to watch out for is being able to upgrade your Blu-ray player to newer Blu-ray firmwares.

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 292029)

True, but for me I am not spending the money to upgrade my speakers. Hell, I still use the stock speakers on the TV (I know :shakes head:), but while I live at home for free I respect my parents need to watch television also and do not upgrade them. Once I am on my own I will be overhauling the A/V setup, only thing left actually is speakers. I have everything else, TV, receiver, blu-ray, HTPC, server, etc.

Originally Posted by Togo (Post 292033)

Well that's completely understandable. Plus it's always a pain to set-up, disconnect, and then reset-up the system over and over..

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 292041)

Oh, I love the tear down and restructure, trying to find that perfect angle to optimize sound quality and clarity. I just do not want to bother the parents, free ride while still in college is nice, but will end soon. :(
My path once I move out will go something like this.
Within 6 months of moving into own place:
~2 floor standing
~Center
~Sub

One year after new place:
~2 rear speakers (either move original 2 floor standing or buy dedicated rears)
~Upgrade television - Hoping for OLED to finally go big and being a bit of time pass so I am not dropping 5k on a 40" television

Originally Posted by StLRedrider (Post 292057)

stuff is not cheap for sure!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by StLRedrider (Post 292063)

i haven't upgraded my system in about four years, thinking about putting surround sound in the bedroom.:tup: