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post #31 of 662
7/19/08 at 3:05pm
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MSRP is also $699, not $599.

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post #32 of 662
7/19/08 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by adidino View Post

Done! Sorry.. missed that for some reason.

One more fix needed: BD-UP5000 have 7.1 analog out, not 2.0. It's BD-P1500 that has 2.0. Sorry for the confusion in my original post.
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post #33 of 662
7/19/08 at 5:26pm
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One more fix needed: BD-UP5000 have 7.1 analog out, not 2.0. It's BD-P1500 that has 2.0. Sorry for the confusion in my original post.

Done..
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post #34 of 662
7/19/08 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by dave7 View Post

FYI on another update - Marantz BD8002:

MSRP = 1999
Avail = now

It looks like you accidentally just pasted over the old msrp with the price of the Sony just above it.

This is a great chart, and once you have it updated, it shouldn't be too tough to manage...hopefully.

Thanks for the effort - you do the forum a great service.

Now if only a similar chart was created for the pre/pros.

The Marantz BD8002 is a Denon 3800 clone so it too does not decode DTS-HD HR and DD+. The 2 players should read like how the 3800 reads right now on the chart.
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post #35 of 662
7/19/08 at 8:19pm
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Originally Posted by EWL5 View Post

The Marantz BD8002 is a Denon 3800 clone so it too does not decode DTS-HD HR and DD+. The 2 players should read like how the 3800 reads right now on the chart.

Maybe you are mistaken? Possibly it is not as much of a clone player as people think and here is a difference.

I have a BD8002 and I believe I have outputted LPCM with no problems with these formats as far as I could tell at that time. Perhaps I missed something, but I don't think so. Refer to pages 11 & 12 of the manual online as well as Page 23.

I don't claim to be an expert. Perhaps you can instruct me as to how to test this.
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post #36 of 662
7/19/08 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by dave7 View Post

Maybe you are mistaken? Possibly it is not as much of a clone player as people think and here is a difference.

I have a BD8002 and I believe I have outputted LPCM with no problems with these formats as far as I could tell at that time. Perhaps I missed something, but I don't think so. Refer to pages 11 & 12 of the manual online as well as Page 23.

I don't claim to be an expert. Perhaps you can instruct me as to how to test this.

As in my Denon manual, look at your Marantz manual on page 12 footnote 3 in the upper left:

"For DTS-HD Master Audio, outputs audio signals decoded from DTS-HD Master Audio stream, and for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, outputs audio signals decoded from DTS core stream."
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post #37 of 662
7/19/08 at 8:34pm
Dave, remember that we in the 3800 thread have already gone through all the drama and angst from not being able to "decode all." Hate to be the first to break the news to you but the Denon/Marantz players do not decode all.

Easy test would be to grab some BD's that have a DTS-HD HR track and check what the player displays. If you own the Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid BD or any other number of concerts that have a DTS-HD HR track, give them a spin and see what decodes in the player.
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post #38 of 662
7/19/08 at 9:48pm
All DTS-HD HR or MA tracks contain DTS core 5.1 track which can be decoded by most players. So, to determine if a player can really decode DTS-HD is a little bit tough. But if you play a DTS-HD HR or MA 7.1 disc (there are plenty of them), you can easily tell if your player can decode DTS-HD or not. If you only get 5.1 output from either analog or HDMI LPCM, your player is not capable of DTS-HD decoding but rather only decodes DTS core 5.1.
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post #39 of 662
7/20/08 at 6:18am
I will check this when I get home again.

So the way I read this is:
DTS HD MA -> decodes to -> DTS HD MA
DTS HD HR -> decodes to -> DTS

I still don't see where it implies no decoding of DD+ though. Is this why they have a footnote "Outputs audio from an independent substream" and if so, why don't they just say "For DD +, outputs DD" like in footnote 3 for DTS?

BTW - the 3800 thread is way too long now to easily search for specific issues like this. This happens a lot for popular pieces of gear. While I also hate that you are the one to break the bad news to me, I appreciate the information. I wish there was a way to break some of these issue out into sub-threads or individual threads. I will check the 8002 thread and perhaps mention it there if it hasn’t been already.
threads.

Is there a fix for this on the way?

So back to the chart, if this is true, then it seems both the 3800 and the 8002 would have to be modified with footnotes that they will decode DTS HD MA, but DTS HD HR is reduced the std DTS, the same possibly with DD+.
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post #40 of 662
7/20/08 at 8:53am
Never mind. I see it's been changed already. As well as a couple other things.

Good work!!!
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post #41 of 662
7/20/08 at 12:30pm
Thank you for putting this together.
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post #42 of 662
7/20/08 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by dave7 View Post

I will check this when I get home again.

So the way I read this is:
DTS HD MA -> decodes to -> DTS HD MA
DTS HD HR -> decodes to -> DTS

I still don't see where it implies no decoding of DD+ though. Is this why they have a footnote "Outputs audio from an independent substream" and if so, why don't they just say "For DD +, outputs DD" like in footnote 3 for DTS?

BTW - the 3800 thread is way too long now to easily search for specific issues like this. This happens a lot for popular pieces of gear. While I also hate that you are the one to break the bad news to me, I appreciate the information. I wish there was a way to break some of these issue out into sub-threads or individual threads. I will check the 8002 thread and perhaps mention it there if it hasn't been already.
threads.

Is there a fix for this on the way?

So back to the chart, if this is true, then it seems both the 3800 and the 8002 would have to be modified with footnotes that they will decode DTS HD MA, but DTS HD HR is reduced the std DTS, the same possibly with DD+.

Dave, I think you understand the DTS decoding now. Note that decoding of DTS-HD HR was never an advertised feature of the Denon/Marantz. I'm sure many feel it should given the premium price.

Concerning DD+, there really isn't a way to prove that it doesn't decode one way or the other since not one BD has been issued with DD+ (making it really a non-issue). The only one I'm aware of is a demo disc from Dolby that has it but I've never seen it myself.
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post #43 of 662
7/20/08 at 2:33pm
Tony,

Do you have any image editor software? I'm thinking of Adobe Photoshop Elements (any version from 4.0 to 6.0)? I have both 4.0 and 6.0 and I will try to see what I can do with them. You can create a picture (the graph function) in Excel (IIRC). I'm on vacation, but I can try to see what I can do.

From your most recent posts, it sounds like you've already done it (converted to Excel) manually. Is that true? I might be able to help in your conversion dilemma, send me a PM (we can exchange details via email).
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post #44 of 662
7/20/08 at 2:58pm
Tony,
How are you making the OP image? The quality for me is not as good as the one by namechamps. The text looks kind of like a dot matrix printer.

If you have it in a Excel spread sheet, can you remove the cell boarders on the MSRP/Availability columns like the orgional table? I would also vote for a darker green.

Thanks for putting in the effort on this.
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post #45 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:03pm
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I would also vote for a darker green.

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post #46 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:21pm
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Tony,
How are you making the OP image? The quality for me is not as good as the one by namechamps. The text looks kind of like a dot matrix printer.

If you have it in a Excel spread sheet, can you remove the cell boarders on the MSRP/Availability columns like the orgional table? I would also vote for a darker green.

Thanks for putting in the effort on this.

I actually had to retype the entire chart in excel. Problem is, I don't have a very good utility to convert it to an image file. If anyone has any ideas about that, I will gladly try it. As for the change in green, no problem there. I will also correct the cell borders. I can't do much with the font quality until I find a good free excel to image utility.
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post #47 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by adidino View Post

I can't do much with the font quality until I find a good free excel to image utility.

Have you tried saving the excel file as a web page?
(then no need to convert to an image file)
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post #48 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:41pm
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How's that guys? A little better?
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post #49 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by slogun View Post

Have you tried saving the excel file as a web page?
(then no need to convert to an image file)

Problem with that is the chart wouldn't show on this thread. It would become a link that people need to click on to view. I don't think you could show a webpage within a webpage.
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post #50 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:44pm
Much better. Better color, better width.
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post #51 of 662
7/20/08 at 3:56pm
adidino,

According to reviews, the Philips 7200 will bitstream DTS-Master and it's available now.

S~

P.S. Thanks for taking this over.
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post #52 of 662
7/20/08 at 4:10pm
Very nice. You might try a black font on the gold fields. But, it looks fine, regardless.

Let me add my thanks for taking this on. It's a huge help in sorting out the audio differences among the players.
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post #53 of 662
7/20/08 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by BIslander View Post

Very nice. You might try a black font on the gold fields. But, it looks fine, regardless.

Let me add my thanks for taking this on. It's a huge help in sorting out the audio differences among the players.

A black font on a gold field is a bad idea for some users who don't us the "standard" (for now) background. Messing with the basic colors can screw some users up, big time. It needs to have the maximum contrast and visibility for the majority of users.
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post #54 of 662
7/20/08 at 5:51pm
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So I upload the image once more. Clean it up a bit. Wha I realized but some reason didn't both trying is all I needed to do was copy and paste the excel spreadsheet to paint or any other image editing software and save it as a PNG. It was simple! I have no idea why didn't try that! I do it all the time in Powerpoint so I should have known better!! Anyway, I think the image looks much cleaner now.

Let me know what you guys think!

Tony
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post #55 of 662
7/20/08 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by EWL5 View Post

Dave, remember that we in the 3800 thread have already gone through all the drama and angst from not being able to "decode all." Hate to be the first to break the news to you but the Denon/Marantz players do not decode all.

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Sorry if I'm opening an "old sore", but what about the low LFE issue on the Denons? That's a problem that would seem difficult to fix depending on your configuration. Are 3800 owners just ignoring it or just compensating for it somehow?

I too would add my thanks to adidino.
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post #56 of 662
7/20/08 at 6:11pm
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Originally Posted by CT_Wiebe View Post

A black font on a gold field is a bad idea for some users who don't us the "standard" (for now) background. Messing with the basic colors can screw some users up, big time. It needs to have the maximum contrast and visibility for the majority of users.

Black on gold generally provides better contrast than white on gold. But, perhaps there's something here I don't understand.
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post #57 of 662
7/20/08 at 8:41pm
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Let me know what you guys think!

Tony

Looks good. You might want to make sure the dark boarders separating the Availability categories goes all the way to the left edge.
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post #58 of 662
7/20/08 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by WhatHappend View Post

Looks good. You might want to make sure the dark boarders separating the Availability categories goes all the way to the left edge.

Very definitely.

adidino -- Now that I've jogged your memory on the conversion issue, you need to run the heavy black "border" (in your Excel spreadsheet) section separators all the way across the spreadsheet. That will make it easier to read.
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post #59 of 662
7/21/08 at 5:14am
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Borders corrected. By popular demand, gold has black text. I agree, it does look easier to read. Thanks again everyone.
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post #60 of 662
7/21/08 at 5:21am
Thank You: looks great

I would like to see a load time listed for each player: that has become a big issue for many of us
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