HookedOnSound
09-08-2005, 10:01 PM
Don't get me wrong and please take this as constructive criticism.
I enjoy reading reviews about universal players but their price point are high IMO.
It's the value scoring that I find a little subjective.
Take a look at the Denon DVD-2910 Universal Player that AH gave a value rating of 4.5/5. This unit is about $720 MSRP. I wouldn't have a problem spending that kind of money for something better than a low priced DVD player but how do I know what value I'm getting unless I've bought one myselft to compare?
The point I am trying to make is that there are $50 DVD players on the market, surely Audioholics can snatch 2 or 3 and do a review on them to see how they compare against more costly units ($700 and up). Value is meaningless unless you compare across a range of equipment at different price points. Units that are barely sub $1000 range is not a big spectrum IMO
I understand what Universal players are but what about just doing a DVD player shootout (among low end and high end units) with some Movies with 5.1 surround formats? Maybe this has been done before and if so please point me to a recent link.
And if you are really scared about liability for unapproved reviews, you could simply label the units as brand x, y and z and put pics online with the nameplate washed out (use a photo editor software).
I would be vary curious to see the results, something tells me the rules of diminishing returns are no exception here.
It would also prove if these higher priced units are really acheiving what some of manufacturers are claiming.
Thanks,
I enjoy reading reviews about universal players but their price point are high IMO.
It's the value scoring that I find a little subjective.
Take a look at the Denon DVD-2910 Universal Player that AH gave a value rating of 4.5/5. This unit is about $720 MSRP. I wouldn't have a problem spending that kind of money for something better than a low priced DVD player but how do I know what value I'm getting unless I've bought one myselft to compare?
The point I am trying to make is that there are $50 DVD players on the market, surely Audioholics can snatch 2 or 3 and do a review on them to see how they compare against more costly units ($700 and up). Value is meaningless unless you compare across a range of equipment at different price points. Units that are barely sub $1000 range is not a big spectrum IMO
I understand what Universal players are but what about just doing a DVD player shootout (among low end and high end units) with some Movies with 5.1 surround formats? Maybe this has been done before and if so please point me to a recent link.
And if you are really scared about liability for unapproved reviews, you could simply label the units as brand x, y and z and put pics online with the nameplate washed out (use a photo editor software).
I would be vary curious to see the results, something tells me the rules of diminishing returns are no exception here.
It would also prove if these higher priced units are really acheiving what some of manufacturers are claiming.
Thanks,