Nick,

Thanks for the info, the component video I know about, and this unfortunately means I'll need to switch at the amp. For me that also means I will switch digital sound there, but according to other info I have received and the manual which I have downloaded using the digital out on the slave to digital in on the master will enable the master to output digital sound from both players (page 66 in the electronic manual). Are you telling me that this doesn't in fact work?

Thanks also for the hint on the Kenwoods. I'll look into them!

Christopher

The Kenwoods are extraordinary at almost 60 cm (2 ft) deep. Not sure why as both Sony and Pioneer have managed to make them around 45 cm (18 in) deep. I haven't seen a single standard hi-fi rack that would take anything 60cm deep.

I could have sworn that there was no digital input on the DV-F727. But I looked at the manual page you mentioned and it is referenced there. Nevertheless, I'm going to check this out, and I suggest you do the same, because I do not recall a digital input on that player, and I owned it twice (owned, sold, bought another).


The Kenwoods definitely have digital audio inputs. However, check out the Integra, as I believe that it might as well. But the DV-5050M is a progressive scan player and that might interest you.

I own the DV-5900M and a DV-5050M, as well as an Entre Hub. There are issues integrating them with the Entre that will soon be cured, but they run daisy-chained fine WITH digital audio inputs AND component video inputs. They are also 400 disc changers.

Nick

This message was edited by Nicholas on 07/01/02 19:35.36.

Mark,

thanks for that info. Depth no problem for me, but I need to find out whether it can me modified to be region free first. 90 % of my DVDs are region 1, but I also have some European regions 2 discs.

Nick, please let me know if you succeed in inputing/outputing digital sound, or do you now have no 727? Have just found out that my projector does have two component inputs, so no problem there, but I only have one available digital sound input left om my amp.

Testet my RC 9200 on my CD changer yesterday, with colour albums covers as buttons, and the result was, in my humble opinion, beautiful. If I get this to work properly with two DVD changers to, changes are even my girlfriend might find the system easy and fun to use...!

First, let me say that I did what you're now doing when I had the ProntoPro (I now have the RC9200, like you). And you're right, it works great.

I had six cover arts per page, and used the cover art as the button macro to select each disc. The very nice thing about the Pioneer was that the macro would work from any position.

I don't have the DV-F727 any longer. But my memory may just be fading in that I knew I couldn't daisy chain two players (because I wanted component video for each). I may have just merged the digital audio issue into it, because they couldn't be daisy chained effectively in my system.

The Kenwood player can be modified for region free use. Go to www.jvb.nl Of course, the Pioneer can be sent to that organization for modification as well, since I had one that was modified.

Ergonomically, the Pioneer still performs the best, but its picture quality will be behind the Kenwood's (audio would be equal), and, of course, the Kenwood is a 400 disc player (the Pioneer is only 300). There are macro commands to do with the Kenwood what you are doing with the Pioneer, but the user interface, surprisingly, is still better with the Pioneer.

I have to believe that you will find a nearly comparable deal on the Kenwood DV-5050M, which retails at $799. Street price will be much less than that. Of course, if you want to step up to the DV-5900M (Faroudja processing chip, DVD-Audio capable), the retail has just dropped to $1199, so figure on something less than that. The progressive scan chip in the DV-5050M is supposed to be very good too, though not Faroudja (although I own one of each, I use them through their interlaced outputs, feeding them into a Faroudja NRS at 720p).

But the daisy chaining would turn the tide in favor of the Kenwood, for me. You don't have to worry about the issue of multiple component video inputs, or multiple digital audio inputs--all you need is one of each in your a/v preamp, and you can go as high as 1200 discs, all with one remote. That, I assure you, will prove to be a formidable advantage in the end. I know because I've been there.

Nick