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Originally Posted by Cowboy X
I see no mention of high def audio format decoding or bit streaming unfortunately. So depending on the street prices I would advise people to stay clear and get a top tier player at a similar price either on sale or with the wished for price cuts in Q4,
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If it ever exists, it will do the things the equivalent player from the OEM does. In other words, if it is a Sharp BD-HP21U clone, just read what that player does. The company probably can't even write a press release with product attributes, the press release department was likely laid off during the bankruptcy. It could be the Public Relations firm that had been hired to handle company press releases subject to a contract had the contract voided by the bankruptcy, who knows?
I don't think we will see any more players that don't either bitstream or decode the advanced audio codecs, even the Funai players bitstream all audio codecs. All current chips used from Sigma Designs, Panasonic, Broadcom, and NEC provide that option. I think most new players will both decode and bitstream, a few will decode and provide analog outputs, some even 7.1 analog output. The PS3 only decodes the advanced audio codecs and I don't know if that will be changed with future models, adding bitstream to the PS3 would be nice. This Olevia player will surely at a minimum bitstream, we might not know until it hits the market unless we know what player from another manufacturer is identical.
I wouldn't buy this player personally and would buy a player from a company that can provide customer service and warranty coverage, I don't think Olevia can.
Chris