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I'm still on the waitlist for the 2900, but I may just throw it up on Ebay or audiogon when it arrives. I'm already getting some hassle for getting the 563A. If I got the 2900 and then wanted another new DVD player when we got a TV, it could cause some major "marital" strife. Roger doesn't understand upgrading. Yeah, my current DVD player is only a year old, and works just fine - but it won't play SACD's. His response? "So?"

*sigh*

And I thought a fascination for electronic devices was part of the Y chromosome!

My wife doesn't understand why I had to replace a perfectly good DVD player with the 563. It's hard to make her understand that I simply cannot allow "Dark Side of the Moon" to exist in a format I cannot play. There's no way I could ever explain my lust for a 2900 to her.

Let us know what you think after you get the 563. I don't think it's the holy grail of DVD players, but I also don't think it's as bad as some have said.

Mark

You can listen to snippets of each song from In Absentia at Walmart's new music store. I like Pink Floyd and Radiohead, but not what I heard of Porcupine Tree.

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My wife doesn't understand why I had to replace a perfectly good DVD player with the 563. It's hard to make her understand that I simply cannot allow "Dark Side of the Moon" to exist in a format I cannot play. There's no way I could ever explain my lust for a 2900 to her.

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Are you sure you're not speaking about Roger? That's the exact boat I'm in right now. LOL!

HA! I'll have the same problem convincing the wife to get HD D*Tivo...

We watched Nemo and NCAA in HD this weekend on our 42" plasma. She was definitely impressed. But then she told my friend that she'd be fine w/ D*Tivo on a 13" tv.

sigh, the technofile's greatest arch enemy, the indifferent "SO".

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I simply cannot allow "Dark Side of the Moon" to exist in a format I cannot play.

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That's exactly why I got an SACD player too. My wife was understanding, though... she knew what she was getting herself into when she married me.

Roger has been really great with all my purchases over the past year or so. What's driving him nuts now is that I've been wanting to replace things that work just fine. He saw our current DVD player on Ebay the other night and thought I'd lost my mind.

I tried to explain my plan (replace it with the 563 and then get a "real" player when we get a new tv) but he didn't really buy it. After this 563 purchase I think I'm cut off for awhile. At least until we start looking for a new TV. (Thank god he's on board for that!)

fyi...I just noticed my DVD player is up to $81...err, make that $87!. You just gotta love Ebay.

I also have the Pioneer 563. I can't comment on the DVD-A/SACD capabilities as I'm not really into that. But as a straight DVD player it does good for a budget player. PQ is good and it is very easy to set up and navigate. I'm happy with it.

Just my opinion here.

I love my 563a....for how much it costs and what it adds to my system, it was a bargain.

BUT, if your receiver/pre-pro can not do bass management on the 5.1 analog interconnects, I really advise against it. On the 563a, when the speakers are set to small, the crossover point for SACD is 120hz, and for DVD-A is an astronomical 200hz!

The reason for this is because the unit was designed for the HTIB market, and the types of systems that we have put them in.

Why not simply set your speakers to large when using the analog multi-channel functions?