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Well, I have been excited about the very positive reviews on the Sony BDP-S300 blu-ray player and was gearing up to get the Sony BDP-S550 to be released soon. Then I came across this news about a much higher end player, BDP-S5000ES, to be released in November. We are fast entering into a period where newer and better blu-ray players are coming out in rapid succession. Here are some more links on the BDP-S5000ES: 1) 2) 3) 4) John
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Thanks for the post. I love the comments on that article from consumers of how SONY overprices their stuff just because of the name.
I have had cordless phones, WEGA TV, DVD player, AV receiver from $ony all that crapped out shortly after the warranty period. I still have a Sony alarm clock radio and 4 year old digital camera that work fine, but will avoid Sony in most cases.
I met a Sony rep and he told me about this player....sounds like top of the line. I also undersand that Panasonic is soon to release a new top line player, but for now, you can get a BDP-30 for $299 which is reasonable I think.
I'm waiting until I can get a decent player for $200 as most of this reminds me of when I bought my new Sony DVD player in 1999 for $349.00 and it broke after 16 months of use.
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You should have bought the ES version with the 5-year warranty.
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I NEED ANALOG OUTS!!! Yeah! Hopefully the Oppo will be a LOT less expensive than the Sony...
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I think you mean you need a new receiver!
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No way. My current receiver missed HDMI by one model in the Pioneer line, and it does everything I need/want it to outside of the HD audio, so instead of replacing a receiver AND getting a Blu-Ray (possibly) some day, I would rather spend a little more on the Blu-Ray and keep my receiver. Of course, I say that now, after not doing any price shopping on receivers with HDMI and the HD audio decoding, so I am entitled to change my mind. :-P
Of course, speculators at "that other forum" think it may be around $800 for the Oppo, so it would be cheaper, possibly, to get a PS3 and a new receiver and have HDMI for my HD-DVD too...
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Here's the word on the Oppo BDP-83
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an article on the Oppo BDP-83 at audioholics: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/trans...-bdp-83-blu-rayThe folks at audioholics suggest that the Oppo should retail for less than $499 if it wants to stay competitive. I'm guessing more like $599 or $699
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I would only be tempted to pay that much if it sent DSD over HDMI, did DVD-Audio, could be unlocked for region free play, and had decent load times.
Still, it's nice to see a first step by Oppo.
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