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June 21, 2006

Unboxing the Samsung

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Life sure is good in The Man Room. First these guys got a hold of Toshiba's HD-A1 HD DVD player before almost anyone else, and now they've also managed to score a Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray unit a full six days before the official release, capturing the entire unboxing process for us to enjoy. Since the first Blu-ray titles won't go on sale until tomorrow, initial impressions are limited to the player's design, menu layout, and upscaling abilities, with the HD-A1's output used as a reference point in the latter category. The good news here is that the 500 extra bucks you'll have to spend to pick up the Samsung do indeed give you a few initial advantages over the Tosh, such as the snazzier packaging (big deal), more attractive case, and perhaps most importantly, significantly faster startup and load times. On the downside, the HD-A1 showed slightly better upconverting abilities than the Blu-ray model, and The Man Room also experienced a rather unnerving shrinking and flickering of the menus when connecting to a 1080i projector. As for us, we're gonna wait until some reviews start showing up online before we decide to either shell out the cash or wait for the Sony, the Pioneer, or maybe even the PS3 to come out. Keep reading to check out the remote and a shot of the main menu... Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment It really isn't too often we find ourselves covering home theater receivers, but then again it isn't really often a company like Denon launches such a grandiose receiver that it might sets you back 4,800 (about $8,850 US). It might please you to know that for that somewhat sizable chunk of change, Denon's new AVC-A1XVA will supply you with streaming internet radio, network accessible MP3 and WMA audio, a five port 1080p HDMI upscaler and splitter with HDCP, dual-room 5.1, what appears to be a rather nice display driven remote, and a whole host of other features we're probably not even beginning to scratch the surface of. Should be available later this month from Denon UK, though we've yet to receive word on domestic release -- though if you're even considering this, the possibility of importing it is probably not outside your means. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Posted by Joe at June 21, 2006 01:53 PM