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Ruined · 05-09-2008, 05:07 AM

Perhaps they don't want to release something that may be underpowered for many BD-Live applications? I read about companies releasing videogames for BD-Live, and after witnessing the BD30 just barely be able to render a menu with BD-J scroll effects smoothly I'm thinking it would choke hard on an actual videogame.

They likely removed the jack from these models both to save costs and also save confusion. When they released those older models there was no BD-Live players, now there is. I know for a fact, though, that they will be announcing a BD-Live player later this year, but I heard it will be priced in the range of the Denon 3800...

For BD-Live standalones, the choice boils down to the Sony 350/550, Panasonic BD50, and Samsung 1500. The BD50 is way overpriced and doesn't have source direct, Samsung has a poor track record and the 1500 doesn't have source direct, and the 550 isnt coming out until September - plus it too may not have source direct (we will see when the 350 hits around the same time as this player). So this player very well be the best option, since it will likely be the fastest standalone released thus far and it has everything you need except BD-Live. I'd rather have "source direct" and faster speeds than BD-Live in a slower player w/o source direct.

05-09-2008, 05:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Perhaps they don't want to release something that may be underpowered for many BD-Live applications? I read about companies releasing videogames for BD-Live, and after witnessing the BD30 just barely be able to render a menu with BD-J scroll effects smoothly I'm thinking it would choke hard on an actual videogame. They likely removed the jack from these models both to save costs and also save confusion. When they released those older models there was no BD-Live players, now there is. I know for a fact, though, that they will be announcing a BD-Live player later this year, but I heard it will be priced in the range of the Denon 3800... For BD-Live standalones, the choice boils down to the Sony 350/550, Panasonic BD50, and Samsung 1500. The BD50 is way overpriced and doesn't have source direct, Samsung has a poor track record and the 1500 doesn't have source direct, and the 550 isnt coming out until September - plus it too may not have source direct (we will see when the 350 hits around the same time as this player). So this player very well be the best option, since it will likely be the fastest standalone released thus far and it has everything you need except BD-Live. I'd rather have "source direct" and faster speeds than BD-Live in a slower player w/o source direct. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light. Last edited by Ruined : 05-09-2008 at 07:44 AM.