Hi all,
Over the years, I have collected over 300 authentic Blu-ray titles largely sourced from Amazon UK and some titles from Amazon India.
I have an aging Sony x800 bought in 2018 from Europe that is still performing well. Now that Blu-ray manufacturers are extremely few, I think of buying an additional Blu-ray player, which should be useful if my existing player becomes no longer functional due to it’s age.
The players I have in mind are:
https://amzn.eu/d/4iOTyoe. (Panasonic 820, £350)
https://amzn.eu/d/ec4pWhK (Panasonic 450, £200)
I have a capable processor Arcam AV41.
I wanted ask if the extra price for Pana 820 player is really worth it since all the AV processing is done on the Arcam processor. In that case the less expensive Pana 450 should suffice as a transport. Please share your thoughts on this.
Sound quality is for more important me and I am really not that interested in videophile grade video reproduction.
It’s interesting to see that even with customs and Amazon shipping charges from Amazon UK, the price difference between Indian retailers and Amazon UK for Pana 450 is very significant, though there is a risk of warranty issues when the unit is imported.
Thanks,
Nagaraj
Over the years, I have collected over 300 authentic Blu-ray titles largely sourced from Amazon UK and some titles from Amazon India.
I have an aging Sony x800 bought in 2018 from Europe that is still performing well. Now that Blu-ray manufacturers are extremely few, I think of buying an additional Blu-ray player, which should be useful if my existing player becomes no longer functional due to it’s age.
The players I have in mind are:
https://amzn.eu/d/4iOTyoe. (Panasonic 820, £350)
https://amzn.eu/d/ec4pWhK (Panasonic 450, £200)
I have a capable processor Arcam AV41.
I wanted ask if the extra price for Pana 820 player is really worth it since all the AV processing is done on the Arcam processor. In that case the less expensive Pana 450 should suffice as a transport. Please share your thoughts on this.
Sound quality is for more important me and I am really not that interested in videophile grade video reproduction.
It’s interesting to see that even with customs and Amazon shipping charges from Amazon UK, the price difference between Indian retailers and Amazon UK for Pana 450 is very significant, though there is a risk of warranty issues when the unit is imported.
Thanks,
Nagaraj