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GEBrown
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: I hope I was a good boy this year . . . |
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. . . because I've been bad now!!
I have this Love/Hate relationship with Amazon. I hate it when I go there looking for something that I want and their prices aren't any better than anyone else's and their "free shipping" stinks "Please note that items with Free Shipping may take 3-5 days longer than . . .". But when I'm not really looking for anything, I LOVE some of the deals I come across.
So yesterday I'm reading in the HD DVD forum that Amazon's got some great prices on Toshiba HD DVD players, but that they are out of stock. I go to see for myself and WHOA, the HD-A35 is $312 plus free next day shipping!! I've always thought that I would hold out until I could get the HD-XA2 because of the HQV Reon upscaling chip. But on the other hand most of the reviews I've read from people who have tried both slightly favored the HD-A35. Then I see that they are IN STOCK, so I pull the trigger - it should be here tomorrow.
THEN I notice that the Onkyo SR-605 AV Receiver is on sale for $386 including free 3-5 day shipping. A friend of mine just bought one and really loves it. It is HDMI and will process DD+ HD and DTS M/A (I think that's the right spelling) plus it has 6.1 component audio inputs for True HD. Load times are supposed to be significantly faster than my HD-A1 and the picture just a hair sharper. So it ought to be here the day or so after XMas.
I may be sleeping in the dog-house for a while, but DAMN, the picture and sound ought to be GREAT!!!
  
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emdawgz1
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As long as the doghouse has HDTV, HD movies and Surround sound..... why not stay in the doghouse 
Congrats!
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paw
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Congrats GE. Remember, jewerly solves all problems! Of course doesn't 1 DVD player look just like the other? "Honey, we've always had a Toshiba HD-DVD player." If you want to go for the glazed eyeball look just say "I just upgraded the firmware by downloading the iso, burning it to a CD using InfrRecorder at 4x speed. Now it can output 1080p24, supports True HD, etc." So, grab the mail before she does and pay the credit card bill. 
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draganm
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: I hope I was a good boy this year . . . |
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| GEBrown wrote: | | . .WHOA, the HD-A35 is $312 plus free next day shipping!! |
| GEBrown wrote: | | .THEN I notice that the Onkyo SR-605 AV Receiver is on sale for $386 including free 3-5 day shipping. |
You should have stopped after the first purchase. As a rule of thumb, you should never own more than 2 receivers in one lifetime. The second one serving only to confirm that receivers truly do suck.
Gary I am REALLY looking forward to your review of the A-35. I want to know whether 1080P is better than 720P on our trusty 8500's. I'm hoping it's not so that I can keep $312. in my wallet.
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WanMan
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I was thinking of getting another HD DVD player like the A3 but their price wasn't any better than Costco's pricing.
BTW, since I am returning the combo drive (PC) the wife bought a Samsung BD-P1400 for me at lunch today.
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garyfritz
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Plus she has a separate dresser for all her sexy lingerie. I think I *LIKE* your wife.
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