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22nd 2007f March 2007
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urbuddyjes asked:
all home theatres in a box i see right now are only offered with the standard dvd format. i want surround sound with blu ray!
Alvin
all home theatres in a box i see right now are only offered with the standard dvd format. i want surround sound with blu ray!
Alvin
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Comment by slvrfx24 — March 24, 2007 @ 1:02 am
I would not expect that until at least 5 years after the format “war” is over. So quite a while, I figure it will be about 7 years total. Unit cost for a low end HTIB is $200 US so it will be a while.
I do expect companies to offer promotional purchase incentives with multiple purchases i.e. buy speakers, receiver, and blu-ray get $300 off long before integration into a HTIB
Comment by flapjack — March 25, 2007 @ 1:48 am
Having both worked and worked with this industry for a while, I can say it will be quite a long time. For one, as someone said, the format wars need to end first. Until then no one will put out an HTiB.
Second, HTiB technology needs to come MUCH farther in order to take advantage of Blu-Ray or HDDVD capabilities. Blu Ray Disc can output Dolby TruHD and DTS-HD audio, that is a lossless quality audio codec. Most HTiB systems have a native distortion rate of 10 or more, that is they have 10% THD, or every time you turn up the volume one more decibal, it is 10% more distorted. The human ear cannot detect anything below a .04% level, but 10% can be heard at each audio level.
So if the HTiB is going to mess up the audio anyway, why stick such a good player into it? Maybe the video philes will want it, but considering audio is one of the biggest draws of Hi-Def, it does not make much sense to just minimize it.
Comment by Jake O — March 25, 2007 @ 9:26 am
It’s going to be years before this happens.
Besides, those surround sound systems that use a DVD player are a bad idea anyways. The speakers only connect to the DVD player - as opposed to giving you a full-blown receiver which would allow you to use the speakers with your cable/satellite TV, game console(s), stereo, etc.
Seriously, if you want surround sound, get a system with a dedicated receiver, and then connect your blu-ray player to that. Buy the pieces separately - this lets you pick & choose better components, rather than just getting stuck with a system of overpriced, sub-standard speakers you’ll end up replacing anyways. Start with a receiver and front speakers, then add a sub-woofer, center channel and surround satellites. This will be easier on your budget rather than dropping a huge wad of cash all at once.
Comment by PoohBearPenguin — March 26, 2007 @ 12:39 pm