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Ruined · 02-08-2008, 03:39 PM

Well I have made my decision. The BD30 is going back to Best Buy tonight.

Two reasons:

1) Panasonic has been slow to react to the LFE bug. They are now taking it more seriously due to all the noise I and others have made on various forums. I believe they might actually fix it now, especially if it affects the BD50. But there is no guarantee... And that brings me to point #2.

2) The BD50 may be out as early as the 2nd week of March. It will be a final spec Blu-ray player. Even if it has the LFE bug, you will be able to compensate for it by having the player doing the decoding and bass management internally, then simply amplifying the subwoofer channel.

With these two items in mind, it makes no sense to keep the BD30. The BD50 will be here soon and will be a superior player in all aspects, plus you should be able to workaround the LFE bug in the BD50 even if it has it. I will continue to make noise about the LFE bug so that Panasonic squashes it not only for the BD30 but also for the BD50 as it likely will have the same issue.

02-08-2008, 03:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Well I have made my decision. The BD30 is going back to Best Buy tonight. Two reasons: 1) Panasonic has been slow to react to the LFE bug. They are now taking it more seriously due to all the noise I and others have made on various forums. I believe they might actually fix it now, especially if it affects the BD50. But there is no guarantee... And that brings me to point #2. 2) The BD50 may be out as early as the 2nd week of March. It will be a final spec Blu-ray player. Even if it has the LFE bug, you will be able to compensate for it by having the player doing the decoding and bass management internally, then simply amplifying the subwoofer channel. With these two items in mind, it makes no sense to keep the BD30. The BD50 will be here soon and will be a superior player in all aspects, plus you should be able to workaround the LFE bug in the BD50 even if it has it. I will continue to make noise about the LFE bug so that Panasonic squashes it not only for the BD30 but also for the BD50 as it likely will have the same issue. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.