Been reading a lot about Universal DVD players and getting more confused by the second. Currently have a Samsung P721M - about 3 yrs old. It's okay - not fabulous, but okay. Use it for both music and HT. Would like to upgrade to something that plays SACD and DVD-A, without spending a lot given the current flux in formats.
Was considering the Pioneer 588 that just came out.
However, between confusion and limitations in bass management, as well as mixed reviews over whether universal players have good audio vs video, etc. I'm really not sure if this would be a step up or down from my Samsung!
Can someone (over)simplify this for me and give me some opinions? Would something like the Pio 588 or perhaps Samsung 841 or 941 be better, worse or mixed for straight CD audio, SACD and/or DVD-A? Other than upconversion in 941, what about video?
Re: the 941, my tv only has one DVI input so if I use it for a DVD player like the 941, I'll lose the DVI input from my High Def cable box.