I'd like to purchase my first blue ray player this fall. Looking for something that:
1.) Boots up quick and plays movies fast once the disc is loaded. Under 30 seconds for the combo would be nice.
2.) Gives me the ability to pop in my SDHC cards and view high def home video shot on my cannon.
3.) Excellent (but not necesarily perfect) video quality
4.) Does DVD upconversion well.
5.) Has built in decoder for the newest audio compression schemes and has a 6 channel analog ouput.
6.) Some feature like Pandora access would be groovy but not a show stopper.
Will be paired with an older Yamaha Dolby Digital RX-V995 receiver and a Pioneer 50" 1080i plasma display. Currently have a cheap Panasonic DVD player with HDMI output performing disc duties. Its video quality is OK, but takes roughly a full minute to boot and start playing a movie.
I read about a decent Panasonic BR player in last months Sound and Vision. However, time to start up and play a movie seemed a little on the high side. Is this normal or abnormal? Do I need to live with this?
Opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Ge0
1.) Boots up quick and plays movies fast once the disc is loaded. Under 30 seconds for the combo would be nice.
2.) Gives me the ability to pop in my SDHC cards and view high def home video shot on my cannon.
3.) Excellent (but not necesarily perfect) video quality
4.) Does DVD upconversion well.
5.) Has built in decoder for the newest audio compression schemes and has a 6 channel analog ouput.
6.) Some feature like Pandora access would be groovy but not a show stopper.
Will be paired with an older Yamaha Dolby Digital RX-V995 receiver and a Pioneer 50" 1080i plasma display. Currently have a cheap Panasonic DVD player with HDMI output performing disc duties. Its video quality is OK, but takes roughly a full minute to boot and start playing a movie.
I read about a decent Panasonic BR player in last months Sound and Vision. However, time to start up and play a movie seemed a little on the high side. Is this normal or abnormal? Do I need to live with this?
Opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Ge0