Unkie jeff-
Glad to hear listening and viewing are tickling your fancy. Excellent!
Thanks for the hot tip on the HDMI cable! Will-dooski, soon. Sounds like a great idea. One problem for me: the folks who promised me a Pioneer Pro Elite 60'' Kuro jobbie can't seem to deliver. Bought it 12/24/07; they charged the card and the whole nine yards, but never could deliver. My sales associate say the unit is so popular and scarce that he had two literally swiped out from under him by unscrupulous salespeople. (Is there no honor among salesmen?) He swears he'll have one here by next friday (yeah, sure), and he did refund the charge to the card very promptly, so I'm no longer out-of-pocket for an item that has not been delivered yet.
Still, I've got this Samsung BD UP-5000 dual format player which I just bought and can't friggin' test out because I have no hi-def TV that accepts HDMI input. If you've followed the threads on the AVS Forum about this player, it is somewhat hit and miss about playing Fox movie titles. I'd like to verify I got one that plays all titles (some do), but must wait until my silly Pioneer Kuro arrives (I'm holding my breath. Really.)
I'll keep you posted. Hopefully, I'll get my TV soon and can start checking things out regarding the various HDMI cables. I need some HiFi Tuning fuses from the Cable Company, so I'll just rent the Wireworld and Audioquest big boy HDMI cables and compare them as well. I'll simply return them when done (cue evil chuckle) and use the mandatory 10% charge for in-store credit to get the HiFi Tuning fuses. (I hope it is still only 10% they charge; I haven't done any cable comparisons through the CC in about 15 years, so things could be different, i.e., more expensive. I hope not. We'll see.)
But all must await the arrival of the Kuro. Like I said earlier, I'll keep ya posted.
All the best! And........
HAPPY LISTENING/VIEWING!!
Glad to hear listening and viewing are tickling your fancy. Excellent!
Thanks for the hot tip on the HDMI cable! Will-dooski, soon. Sounds like a great idea. One problem for me: the folks who promised me a Pioneer Pro Elite 60'' Kuro jobbie can't seem to deliver. Bought it 12/24/07; they charged the card and the whole nine yards, but never could deliver. My sales associate say the unit is so popular and scarce that he had two literally swiped out from under him by unscrupulous salespeople. (Is there no honor among salesmen?) He swears he'll have one here by next friday (yeah, sure), and he did refund the charge to the card very promptly, so I'm no longer out-of-pocket for an item that has not been delivered yet.
Still, I've got this Samsung BD UP-5000 dual format player which I just bought and can't friggin' test out because I have no hi-def TV that accepts HDMI input. If you've followed the threads on the AVS Forum about this player, it is somewhat hit and miss about playing Fox movie titles. I'd like to verify I got one that plays all titles (some do), but must wait until my silly Pioneer Kuro arrives (I'm holding my breath. Really.)
I'll keep you posted. Hopefully, I'll get my TV soon and can start checking things out regarding the various HDMI cables. I need some HiFi Tuning fuses from the Cable Company, so I'll just rent the Wireworld and Audioquest big boy HDMI cables and compare them as well. I'll simply return them when done (cue evil chuckle) and use the mandatory 10% charge for in-store credit to get the HiFi Tuning fuses. (I hope it is still only 10% they charge; I haven't done any cable comparisons through the CC in about 15 years, so things could be different, i.e., more expensive. I hope not. We'll see.)
But all must await the arrival of the Kuro. Like I said earlier, I'll keep ya posted.
All the best! And........
HAPPY LISTENING/VIEWING!!