jurid001
03-24-09, 01:45 PM
I have got this player for some time now, but only now gave it some serious spin. It seems to produce quite good results, perhaps even one of the best. I have a range of players, PQ of which I estimate as follows:
Toshiba XDE > Panasonic BD35 = Toshiba A30 > Pioneer DV48 = OPPO 970 > Toshiba A2 > Onkyo 405 > Philips 5960
So I am trying to find a place for WD HD player in there:) With the latest firmware the playback has improved as well. I'd hate to admit that it may even compete with XDE, even though the processing philosophy is quite different between those two. What is your experience regarding PQ of this player?
jurid001
03-26-09, 11:40 AM
I did a bit more testing of the WD player. While it is good, it was not on par with Toshiba XDE or Toshiba A30/Panasonic BD35, but probably somewhere in the area of Toshiba A2 and Oppo 970. On the other hand, WD player can play 40mbs 1080p AVC streams without a hiccup. Will report on HD quality of WD player later.
jurid001
03-26-09, 05:20 PM
hmm.. nobody has any opinion about picture quality of WD player? what regular DVD players do you have and how does WD player compare?
I can only compare to my HTPC and PS3. To my eyes, it looks better then my HTPC (780g chipset) and it is on par with the PS3 on BR material.
indusbreed
03-26-09, 05:36 PM
hmm.. nobody has any opinion about picture quality of WD player? what regular DVD players do you have and how does WD player compare?
Comparing WD HDTV to these standalone DVD players is like comparing apples to oranges. This sucker has the image quality on par with other drones but does so much more like playing zillion 1080P formats out there.
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jurid001
03-26-09, 07:24 PM
I can only compare to my HTPC and PS3. To my eyes, it looks better then my HTPC (780g chipset) and it is on par with the PS3 on BR material.
It's probably not very difficult to be better than HTPC [I have some trouble with colors on my Radeon 4850:)] , but it is interesting that PS3 is on par with WDHD player in your opinion, PS3 is quite a good BD player! I am still to evaluate HD material on my setup.
Comparing WD HDTV to these standalone DVD players is like comparing apples to oranges. This sucker has the image quality on par with other drones but does so much more like playing zillion 1080P formats out there.
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I am not considering functionality yet:) just playback quality on DVD/HD-DVD/BD material