Onkyo finally launches $599 DV-BD606P "pro" Blu-ray player
By Darren Murph 
posted Nov 10th 2008 10:05PM
posted Nov 10th 2008 10:05PM
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posted Nov 10th 2008 10:05PM
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Dude, it looks like this thing is rack-mountable! That would explain the $200 markup.
And it's butt ugly!
Onkyo Pro DV-BD606P
The Onkyo Pro DV-BD606P Blu-ray Disc Player Focuses on Unimpeded High-Def Video and Bitstream Audio
Part# ONK-DVBD606P
Price $469.00
http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp?cat=VIDEOEQUIP&subcat=&prodclass=HDDVD&baseitem=ONK%2DDVBD606P&search=0&off=0&showreturn=0&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=
And they were worried about making money from HD DVD, yeeeeesh
Now Onkyo has two Blu-ray models for $599 that are both 100% identical to the Insignia that's $199 at Best Buy.
With friends like Onkyo, the BDA doesn't need enemies.
100% idential to the Insignia, just like my Chevy Lumina is 100% identical to my boss' BMW 5-Series.
Huh? They're *IDENTICAL*
The remote control, the firmware, the components...
Get educated. The Onkyo is Member #4 of the Funai family of clones.
Only DTS-HD decoding? No DTS-MA?
FAIL
Yeah, looking at the article itself, there appears to be a mismatch. The "Features" list says that the Onkyo bitstreams DTS HD MA (and DD+), whereas Murph's write-up claims it decodes them.
That said, this is a box designed to fit into a rack. You'd generally hook the thing up to a suitable receiver. Sure, you can use an older receiver with a BD player that decodes the newer codecs and sends them via analog, but I have to admit to feeling this kind of thing should stay digital until the very last moment, and requiring it be sent digitally to a receiver isn't a bad thing.
Still, at only $600, and with only the purchase of a suitable HDTV and a $500+ AV Receiver required to make use of it, this truly is evidence that Blu-ray's becoming the popular, affordable, format we all want it to be.
HAHAHAHAHA! Ha ha ha ha ha! *snort* Woohoohoohoohahahaha!
According to the onkyopro website, it doesn't do any decoding on board, rather it bitstream DD Plus, TrueHD, DTS-MA via HDMI.
And squiggleslash, it really doesn't matter what is decoding the audio, the player or the receiver. If the player decodes, it will output a LPCM stream (up to 7.1) via HDMI which the receiver will see, and understand perfectly fine. (The PS3 decodes and outputs this way) The only downside is no pretty DTS MA light will light up on the receiver, and it will say LPCM 7.1/5/1 or something similar. But you still get the full sound out of it.
Ankur - yeah, I was forgetting that group of receivers that do not decode the newer codecs but can extract audio from HDMI. I was thinking more of the choice between the older receivers whose only digital connection is SPDIF, and the newer ones that do HDMI and decoded the new codecs. Are there that many receivers though in that middle tier?
Rack ears and no RS-232 port? Please.
You can have Profile 2.0 and internal decoding, but any "pro" line has to have rs-232, or some kind of Home Automation control interface.
Now with hideous mid-'80s styling!
Gotta agree with you on that one. How old is their design engineer, 80?
What kind of name is Onkyo? Seriously.
If you don't know about Onkyo, the joke's on you.
lol @ Shadowguitar...seriously Onkyo is only one of the major receiver brands in the world.
And lol @ Onkyo. $600 Profile 1.1? Stupid. Just stupid.
Yes, I'm so glad I can finally look at a high-end blu-ray player and just appreciate it for what it is instead of thinking about how expensive BD players are. Because they no longer are. It's the discs that we need to complain about now.
We've always got to complain about , after all...otherwise what would be the point of commenting at Engadget?