As an owner of a Anthem Statement D2 and A5 I completely agree with you. There is greater depth of field and significantly more accurate tonal quality to the sound produced from these higher end products.
Being a classically trained musician and former sound quality judge I am cursed with those "golden ears" Ben and Steve love to insult.
There really is a difference in sound from higher end equipment manufactures but if you have damaged your ears through rock concerts or driving around as kid with the car stereo blaring or spent days on end with your garage band using your guitar amp which goes to eleven, your ears would be too damaged to hear the difference.
I wouldn't say the Netflix HD streaming is "excellent" but it is definitely "good." It doesn't look as good as OTA or Blu-ray but it looks much better than DVD on my 50" via 6Mb connection. I would have no problems using it for catching up on missed episodes or watching classic TV. My next test is to put it up on the 60" in the living room to see if the lower quality starts to show.
From what I have seen this is the first Blu-ray player to have a true selling price of less than $200. All the other players to reach this mark have been model close outs or onetime sales.
You need a player like this on the market to satisfy the price shoppers and to keep the big boys from getting to ridiculous with pricing. There are so many people out there who just want a player that looks better than DVD and is cheap, this is the player for them.
I'm getting this player over the 35 just for the flexibilty. I currently have Samsung BD-P1200 which I will move to the bedroom. While my Anthem D2 has HDMI 1.1 I link knowing I have the flexibility to go analog in for my current or on a future unit.
I understand why this is news for someone looking to pick up a low cost Blu-ray Player but I don't understand how a simple clearance sale on a discontinued model represents big news or a paradigm shift. Is there something I a missing?
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