With the arrival of a Bravia, my home entertainment system defenitly needs an upgrade which has been long overdue. The Pioneer DVD HTS had done it's bit to the best possible level and was truly an amazing system. I am still in love with it except for the fact that it was great for only SD movies.
Had I not upgraded my TV, there would not have been an immediate need for upgrading the HTS. But Bravia was so much within reachable distance that it was hard to give it a miss.
HDTV's are great. They have this nice 16:9 aspect ratio which makes your living room appear like a theater. Full HDTV's are excellent in which they can support resolutions upto 1920x1080. On contrast, a SD TV can only support 640x480 pixel.
So my Pioneer gives which excellent clarity on a SD TV is strugling to show good picture on a HD TV. It does not have HDMI upscaling and cannot play BD based formats. Though the source is a full DVD, due to no upscaling, the picture appears blurred when viewing on a HDTV.
I can simply get a standalone BD player. But that would do the trick only till showing the picture. I will not be able to listen to true 5.1 surround sound. BluRay Home Theater Systems are a common in the US and elsewhere. Sony, Yamaha, Panasonic, etc. which are Japanese brands do not sell the all-in-one BluRay HTS in Japan. What a shock!
I've got to upgrade my Pioneer to a system that'll have BluRay playback as well as Surround Sound system. I am in the process of researching the best options and shall soon zero in on one.
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