[Marktait]

just after some good info and reviews/opinions on this as i have just ordered one which should arrive in 2-3days. Cant wait, looks fantastic.

[Admiral LSD]

I just use the DVD playback facility in the PlayStation2 myself. Works well enough...

[Marktait]

[Admiral LSD]

Is the Surround Sound Decoder seperate from the DVD player in that thing (allowing you to hook up another DVD player somewhere down the track)? If not, I wouldn't spend any money on such a POS...

[Marktait]

So u have read all the details on the built-in stuff this DVD Player has, have you? Obviously not, coz i dont see the crappy ps2 with a builtin FM/AM tuner, dts and Digital Cinema Sound with Cinema Studio EX. It also doesnt have 180watt speakers with it and as far as i know u can take the speakers off but that was what info i am asking for, not for some dumb *** to tell me he uses his POS PS2 for DVD's.

[Admiral LSD]

;( I do know a little about A/V receivers, enough to know I'd prefer one without a built in DVD player if the provision to upgrade the DVD component somewhere down the track doesn't exist.

[Marktait]

[Admiral LSD]

I'd still rather pay the AUD$1500 and have the DVD player and the receiver seperate than pay AUD$540 and get them combined but then, that's just me...

[felix]

I got the DAVS500 and I'm very happy with it.
As for the issue of seperate or combined, just like integrated motherboards, depends on what you want.

I have enough devices and cables between my home entertainment and computer systems.

It's all good.

[Marktait]

Got it this morning, got the bass turned down -6db(the lowest) and i still cant turn it up without the floor vibrating.

[Uykucu]

I had it, for a while, It is good all around machine and verry nicely priced. However sound does distort after a certain amount of Volume (about %50). So i bought the Pioneer one afterwards, it is very similar but a lot better and about twice the price. Now I don't have either and use seperate decks.

[felix]

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Uykucu I had it, for a while, It is good all around machine and verry nicely priced. However sound does distort after a certain amount of Volume (about %50). So i bought the Pioneer one afterwards, it is very similar but a lot better and about twice the price. Now I don't have either and use seperate decks.

Geez, you must have got a bad one!!!
I have had mine turned up to full volume (this one goes to 40, much better than 10 :D) and although I could hardly stand to be in the room, there was no distortion from any speakers at all in any sound mode.

I'm really happy with my S500.

[Admiral LSD]

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As for the issue of seperate or combined, just like integrated motherboards, depends on what you want.

I won't have a fully integrated motherboard either, partly for the same reason.

[Marktait]

Do you know if the Side cover on the Subwoofer comes off, because the covers on the sattelite Speakers come off im presuming it does.

Just removed it, cheers

[Marktait]

[Marktait]

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I won't have a fully integrated motherboard either, partly for the same reason.

The only reason i will not have an integrated motherboard is because everything on them is sh|t, the vga takes ur memory, the sound (dont ask wat thats like) and the modems on them hog ur cpu.

This has good stuff built in, its just a dvd/amp/reciever in1 and none of its bad stuff.

[felix]

[Marktait]

Wont touch any CDR - Video CD, Music CD

Just says No Disc

[Alien]

Marktait - I realise this is gonna sound like a stupid suggestion, but it's not quite as stupid as it sounds - have you tried CD-RW discs in there? or just CD-R? I know someone who has a DVD player [I forget make/model] that won't play CD-R, but will play CD-RW. I know it's weird, but it's worth a try [if you haven't already].

[Marktait]

I was just gonna do a post saying that i can use CDR-W's, watching Shrek at this second. Very wierd that it can use CDRW but not CDR.