DDD 20% biannual sale - Nov 07 edition

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 20:21

LOL true.

i'm not a big audiophile tbh honest Brad,this should suit my needs

Fair enough. Personally for £300+ I'd want to take full advantage of the new format. I'd also not want to have to buy again, that said if you ever get a new amp you won't have to but 5.1 analogue outputs are pretty standard now so you could be taking advantage of Dolby TrueHD now.

I suggest you read this review: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63160
Also to get a comparison: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62979

The missing 5.1 analogue outputs is big IMO, not wanting to put out your fire. Oh and the HD-E1 doesn't support 1080p, not a big deal IMO when it's going to be years before most will have a 1080p TV anyway.

EDIT:The HD-E1 drops the 5.1 outputs but the much more expensive HD-XE1 doesn't:

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62644

The UK models do support NTSC & PAL though (the USA is NTSC only) which doesn't mean a great deal when neither the USA or UK are Multi-region.

p.s - Personally right now I'd opt for a USA model but would in fact wait for the HD-XE1 to come down in price BUT I understand why you've taken the plunge so fair enough Mr. Salty.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 21:34

well my first pioneer player was £450 about 7 years ago so in comparision £350 seems like a bargain.My son is getting the 360 add-on as well so come xmas there should be two HD players in our household

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 21:49

You have a son. I never knew that, how old is he? I didn't say I wouldn't pay that kind of money, my current DVD player cost me £550.

You must've been really early with DVD too.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 21:54

My son is 16.My daughter is 19

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 22:07

And are they obsessed with DVDs too?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 22:12

My lad isn't really he's more into games,he collects dvds like the simpsons and south park.my daughter gets quite a few,a lot of girlie type stuff and tv series like buffy & angel.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 22:22

You'll have to brush your wisdom of decent DVD material off on them then

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 14 Nov 2006, 02:16

saltysam wrote:My lad isn't really he's more into games,he collects dvds like the simpsons and south park.my daughter gets quite a few,a lot of girlie type stuff and tv series like buffy & angel.

Adopted? 8)

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 14 Nov 2006, 02:39

bradavon wrote:You'll have to brush your wisdom of decent DVD material off on them then

What do you know? Each South Park episode contains intelligent social and/or pollitical commentary and are better than most political documentaries.

But agreed on Simpsons if it's the 1999 and onward seasons. Also Buffy/Angel are pretty shitty in reality.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 14 Nov 2006, 07:58

Only the first 8 seasons of Simpsns have been released Eva,pre-1999

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 14 Nov 2006, 15:42

What happened to The Simpsons in 1999?

I agree it's not as good as it used to be (at one point it was unmissable).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Nov 2006, 15:48

In 1999 I think the principal writing team for The Simpsons was changed, and Phil Hartman (who played Lionel Hutz among others) sadly passed away

I'm sure there are other things though, I've heard the writers say many times that nowadays episodes are shorter because they have to pack more adverts in, and there isnt as good linking between the stories as there was.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:29

EvaUnit02 wrote:What do you know? Each South Park episode contains intelligent social and/or pollitical commentary and are better than most political documentaries.

Considering you've bought films because I've recommend them quite a lot I guess

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Nov 2006, 02:07

Sale has been extended to 23/11.