I've gone and done it

esc · 03-12-2008, 06:39 PM

sigh. I'm such a tech whore.

the BD UP5000 is mine. No Country For Old Men looked great last night, as did Spidey 3 and Casino Royale. Even though I got the player for a steal and the picture quality is very very good, I still feel dirty.

I still refuse to buy any Blu discs, I'll just use the player for rentals for now. We'll see if I change my tune in 2009 and start to buy Blu.

Pirate · 03-12-2008, 07:04 PM

Welcome to Blu . . . sort of. What made you decide to go with the UP5000?

esc · 03-12-2008, 07:26 PM

Every store around here had it for $499 - $699, with no free discs, except one place that had it on for $400. This was the only model they had that came with a bunch of discs. I already have most of them on HD and the free Blu Rays will be dumped on ebay to help offset the cost of the player. The UP5000 is one of the only players that has an ethernet port in back for updates. Not even the Panasonic BD30 had an update port. I was really surprised by that.

Its gotten very good reviews in the video department and few reports of playback issues since the latest firmware came out in February.

I am having some LFE issues and other sound issues, but I think that I need to change some settings on the player itself to fix that.

I havent checked out any HD DVDs on it yet. I hear the playback and special features can be a bit twitchy with HD DVD on the 5000, but I am thinking about replacing my A1 and getting an A30 or A35 for my HD DVDs.

Pirate · 03-12-2008, 07:31 PM

Does your monoprice switcher work with your A1 and new BD player?

esc · 03-12-2008, 08:00 PM

Ruined · 03-12-2008, 08:34 PM

Sound issues seem to be the achilles heel of the BD-UP5000. Last I checked on it, there were a couple of lossless codecs that could not get out of the BD-UP5000 at all either via bitstream or in-player decoding. Not sure if that has changed recently. Also I know some complained of mild video noise not present in other standalone players - again, not sure if that was fixed either.

Apparently the compatibility issues were mostly fixed though, which is a good thing.

esc · 03-13-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruined

Apparently the compatibility issues were mostly fixed though, which is a good thing.

ya, thats why I decided on this one. It was cheap and the issues have been mostly fixed. at least according to everything I read when researching what player to buy.

clubsi · 03-13-2008, 08:47 PM

I've got this player myself. The video playback is great. Some excess noise in darker scenes when compared to my xa2. Disappointed in the audio, though. The truehd is only decoded or bitstreamed as 2 channel which blows, especially when it's the only track on these blurays
I've started buying (like 30 days of night for example).

Dts hd gets its core played, I think. Which is fine cause i can't tell the difference with my gear.

PCM gets sent as such but tells the receiver that it is always 7 channel even when it's a 5.1 track. Subsequently my surround back channels stay silent cause there's no information being sent to them, and my receiver won't let of PLIIx the hell out of the track cause it thinks there's already discrete information heading there way. It's mostly a problem cause my surround left and right are slightly in front of the listening position for me.

I'm not sure what it does to DD+ but i get 5.1 channels so i'll live. I'll get predictable results with hd dvd at least cause there's always a DD+ track there.

esc · 04-13-2008, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clubsi

PCM gets sent as such but tells the receiver that it is always 7 channel even when it's a 5.1 track. Subsequently my surround back channels stay silent cause there's no information being sent to them, and my receiver won't let of PLIIx the hell out of the track cause it thinks there's already discrete information heading there way. It's mostly a problem cause my surround left and right are slightly in front of the listening position for me.
I'm not sure what it does to DD+ but i get 5.1 channels so i'll live. I'll get predictable results with hd dvd at least cause there's always a DD+ track there.

According to an article in Home Theater Magazine, Samsung is working on an update to fix some of the audio problems, especially the TrueHD decoding. They expect the update to be out in May/June.

Iguana Man · 04-13-2008, 09:04 PM

Congrats Esc! Stackable!

(don't hate ps3 folks, I luv you guys too)

Derb · 04-14-2008, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iguana Man

Congrats Esc! Stackable!

(don't hate ps3 folks, I luv you guys too)

Hey the PS3 is stackable, it just has to be "on top" of every other component where it belongs.

sub780lime · 04-24-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derb

Hey the PS3 is stackable, it just has to be "on top" of every other component where it belongs.

or find a unit with a curve bottom adn you are set.

03-12-2008, 07:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Welcome to Blu . . . sort of. What made you decide to go with the UP5000? __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

03-12-2008, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
esc Stay behind my aura! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: camrose, alberta, canada	Every store around here had it for $499 - $699, with no free discs, except one place that had it on for $400. This was the only model they had that came with a bunch of discs. I already have most of them on HD and the free Blu Rays will be dumped on ebay to help offset the cost of the player. The UP5000 is one of the only players that has an ethernet port in back for updates. Not even the Panasonic BD30 had an update port. I was really surprised by that. Its gotten very good reviews in the video department and few reports of playback issues since the latest firmware came out in February. I am having some LFE issues and other sound issues, but I think that I need to change some settings on the player itself to fix that. I havent checked out any HD DVDs on it yet. I hear the playback and special features can be a bit twitchy with HD DVD on the 5000, but I am thinking about replacing my A1 and getting an A30 or A35 for my HD DVDs. __________________ "I guess I'm just not used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots." -Linda, Chopping Mall

03-12-2008, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Does your monoprice switcher work with your A1 and new BD player? __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

03-12-2008, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
esc Stay behind my aura! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: camrose, alberta, canada	yup

03-12-2008, 08:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Sound issues seem to be the achilles heel of the BD-UP5000. Last I checked on it, there were a couple of lossless codecs that could not get out of the BD-UP5000 at all either via bitstream or in-player decoding. Not sure if that has changed recently. Also I know some complained of mild video noise not present in other standalone players - again, not sure if that was fixed either. Apparently the compatibility issues were mostly fixed though, which is a good thing. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.

03-13-2008, 08:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
clubsi Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2004	I've got this player myself. The video playback is great. Some excess noise in darker scenes when compared to my xa2. Disappointed in the audio, though. The truehd is only decoded or bitstreamed as 2 channel which blows, especially when it's the only track on these blurays I've started buying (like 30 days of night for example). Dts hd gets its core played, I think. Which is fine cause i can't tell the difference with my gear. PCM gets sent as such but tells the receiver that it is always 7 channel even when it's a 5.1 track. Subsequently my surround back channels stay silent cause there's no information being sent to them, and my receiver won't let of PLIIx the hell out of the track cause it thinks there's already discrete information heading there way. It's mostly a problem cause my surround left and right are slightly in front of the listening position for me. I'm not sure what it does to DD+ but i get 5.1 channels so i'll live. I'll get predictable results with hd dvd at least cause there's always a DD+ track there.

04-13-2008, 09:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Iguana Man Ex-BadHumor Man Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA	Congrats Esc! Stackable! (don't hate ps3 folks, I luv you guys too) __________________ Get outside and have fun! Nacho Website Focus

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