ONKYO USA has announced the launch of its first HD-DVD player, the DV-HD805. This player has been introduced to realize the potential of high-definition HD DVD content. It is also one of the first HD DVD players to take advantage of high-bit-rate audio streaming via HDMI version 1.3a. The DV-HD805 will be available for $899 in the fall of 2007.
They sure are!!! It is nice to see a company take the initiave to bring out the latest and greatest at a fair price!
It looks like we will be living with two HD formats for some time to come so start saving up for a larger AV rack because things look like they are going to start getting crowded.
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It looks like we will be living with two HD formats for some time to come so start saving up for a larger AV rack because things look like they are going to start getting crowded.
Agreed there. It's a royal pain needing 3 players for optical media. It's also tough to explain to the wife..."No honey, the Blu-ray goes in the PS3, HD-DVD's go in the X-box's EXTERNAL HD-DVD Drive, SACD's and DVD-A's go in the Oppo". Sheesh!
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Wow, this makes the new BluRay players look cheap. If you bough a high end Onkyo receiver with the Reon video scaling, why would you need that feature on a DVD player, especially one that will play native HD material.
Agreed there. It's a royal pain needing 3 players for optical media. It's also tough to explain to the wife..."No honey, the Blu-ray goes in the PS3, HD-DVD's go in the X-box's EXTERNAL HD-DVD Drive, SACD's and DVD-A's go in the Oppo". Sheesh!
Really nice equipment list you got there obscbyclouds!!!
I have really been putting off getting an HD player for exactly the reasons you have just mentioned above but it is getting harder and harder to resist. Prices keep falling and the performance gets better and better. Don't be surprised if you see my signature change over the coming months because I just may not be able to hold out any longer. I was hoping Denon would come out with a universal player, or at least one with SACD and DVD Audio support, as well. Not in the cards so the wife will just have to get up to speed if she wants to play with the big boys. (I kid here. She really is very good at gettting things to work and she loves the Harmony remotes!)
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Klipsch RF7's,RC7,RS7's,RSW15,Denon 3805, Samsung BD-P1200, Toshiba HD-XA2, VIP622 HD DVR, 100" BW Carada Critereon, Panasonic AE700u, Wega 27",300 Disk CD Changer,Laurier-Carino AV Credenza, Logitech Harmony 1000 with RF extender, Impact Acoustics 5x1 HDMI switch,Tripp Lite HT10DBS, Blue Jean Cables March 2007 Issue Home Theater Magazine and Audio Video Interiors
Onkyo Chooses HD DVD
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