Hi everyone. I have a 27" 480i SDTV (still with absolutely gorgeous picture quality). I have a Yamaha RX-V750. And I have a Pioneer 588A universal player (paid about $125 US for it). And I have fallen in love with multi-channel music.
My Pioneer isn't bad at m/c at all. SACD, DVD-A, DTS music, and CD all sound very very nice. But I confess to being somewhat underwhelmed with SACD and DVD-A, and various knowledgeable people informed me that my budget universal player is most likely the reason. In terms of video, I'm very happy with it, with the exception of the inability to pass blacker than black information. The inky black blobs on the screen are driving me nuts!
I have the opportunity of buying the discontinued (and barely used) Denon DVD2900 for around $435 US -- less, if this seller is willing to haggle.
Is the fact that this player is discontinued a problem, i.e., will Denon not release firmware upgrades/fixes? This guy hasn't said anything about the warranty situation, but since the player is discontinued, is this a problem?
Is this player is overkill considering my other equipment? Will I not notice any significant increase in picture quality for DVDs and audio quality for SACDs and DVD-As?
Will the 2900's crappy "chroma 3-2 alt" drive me nuts the way the 588A's crappy BTB drives me nuts? Is it more or less important in a DVD player?
Thanks for any advice/opinions you can offer!
cheers, vij
PS: I don't plan on upgrading my TV anytime soon, since I still get such beautiful pq. Because of this, I will likely not purchase any of the first generation HD-DVD or Blu-Ray players (and maybe not even the second!). But that's a whole other topic!