Questions about Sony, Denon, PS3 and Xbox 360 HD DVD

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If you want to upgrade your receiver, you will do well with one that
supports HDMI 1.3 switching and advanced audio formats. There may not be
much source material now, but you probably don't want to upgrade your
receiver again when that material begins to ... um .. materialize. We
likely won't see broadcast material in our lifetime that will make use
of deep color and anything beyond DD5.1.

If you have and Xbox 360 already, the add-on is a good way to go. I have
one and I have never had any problems playing any HD DVD media. If
you're going over component, the best you can get is 1080i. There's a
good table at the bottom of this page that shows what resolutions you
get from various sources with various connections from your 360:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/xbox360/hdtv.htm

I actually purchased an Elite when they came out just so I could get
HDMI and 1080p for my HD DVD add-on. I gave my "old" 360 to my kids. If
you want to go this way, let me know ... I might have a buyer for your
360

The PS3 is 1080p/24. If you want 1080p from a stand-alone HD DVD player,
you'll want to buy the Toshiba A30 or A35. Both have 1080p/24 and HDMI 1.3.

Hope that helps,

Shane Sturgeon



Thomas B Kemp wrote:
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> Shane suggested reposting this with a different subject line. I agree
> because I have a tendency to ask a lot of questions about related
> subjects in my e-mails.
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> Anyone have any personal experiences with the new Sony VPL-VW60
> projector? I finally saw it being displayed in a good setting at the
> Myer-Emco store next to Montgomery mall yesterday. While I was only
> able to do a very quick review I was very favorably, actually
> surprisingly, impressed with the projector. I intend to go back in
> the very near future and spend a lot more time viewing different
> sources on it. The most impressive demo was a Blu-Ray disc being
> played of a rock concert. I know that the projector will process
> 1080/24p but I'm sure that must be via the HDMI connection. They were
> using a Stewart Firehawk screen. Anyone have any suggestions about
> another choice of screen? I got the impression that Myer-Emco will
> deal on the price as they have on the two other HDTVs that I have
> purchased from them over the years. I think that they will sell it in
> the $4,440 - $4,500 range. I am thinking about a screen in the 110"
> range. While I will have to make some significant rearrangements in
> my room to accommodate the projector, my one serious concern is that I
> only have a 7 1/2 foot ceiling in the room. I would almost rather put
> the projector on a table than hang it from the ceiling. Is that a bad
> idea? The only thing that I haven't been impressed with so far about
> the projector is that the lamp only has a 90 day warranty while the
> projector has a two year warranty. It appears that the lamp
> replacement cost is in the $500 range.
>
> Also, Myer-Emco is now also a Denon dealer and I am also looking to
> upgrade my receiver from the Denon 3803 to either the 3808CI or the
> 4308CI both of which have HDMI 1.3 switching, lossless Dolby and DTS
> audio and deep color. While I think that those capabilities are
> essential in a new receiver, I'm not aware that there is hardly any
> source material available at that level, certainly not broadcast
> material. Any comments about personal experiences with this receiver
> would be appreciated as well.
>
> Now, IF I go ahead with this I will most certainly need a Blu-Ray
> player and probably an HD-DVD player as well. As ridiculous as it
> sounds, I will probably buy a Sony PS3 to get Blu-Ray capability (does
> it output 1080/24p?) and an external HD-DVD player to hook up to the
> XBOX 360. Does the HD-DVD player for the XBOX 360 output 1080/24p
> over component video connections? I would seriously doubt it and
> unfortunately the XBOX 360 that I have doesn't have HDMI output.
> Supposedly the PS3 is HDMI 1.3 while the XBOX 360 doesn't have HDMI
> output so that may be a bad idea. Can anyone confirm any of this? Do
> most HD-DVD standalone players do HDMI 1.3 and 1080/24p as well?
>
> Sorry for all the questions. As always thanks, for any comments and
> suggestions.
>
> Maybe I need to hit the lottery first.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> My goal in life... is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.
>
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