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The PSP even has games still coming out for it?

Wow. I haven't even turned mine in in a whole year. I guess the lineup for it was really that crappy.

This guy actually talked about Sony having "the best mp3 players" and "the best audio shit"... what? Sorry, nobody in their right mind buys a Sony MP3 player, and Sony audio stuff is overpriced and underpowered too - Sony barely ever registers beyond a blip at the usual places...

I think I know what @TheKevinButler's Slashdot name is now though! Come on down and take a bow, Kevin... I mean "perryizgr8."

Nice troll.

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1hardrock.htm
#1 in "VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists"

http://www.avrev.com/bands/
#1 in "AVRev Top Ten Rock Bands of All Time"

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty
#14 on "The Immortals: The First Fifty"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4595384/
#6 in "The 10 best rock bands ever"

http://classicrock.about.com/od/recommendationsandreviews/a/top100_bands.htm
#5 in "Top 50 Classic Rock Bands"

I'm not talking about component video jacks (which can carry 720p and 1080i video signals). I'm not talking about spdif/toslink (which can carry a 5.1 audio signal, if and only if it has been lossily compressed) I'm talking about three pairs of rca audio jacks, which can be used to listen to uncompressed 5.1 soundtracks.

Think of a CD, with four extra channels for LFE, surrounds and centre. There isn't some algorithm deciding, 'well they can't actually hear that frequency, can they?"

picture of 5.1 audio jacks

I don't buy CD's any more. I buy SACDs. Dark Side of the Moon is unreal in 5.1. By the way, Pink Floyd actually invented Quadrophonic at their early concerts, which eventually was extended to consumer equipment in the mid 70's. So they have a few years of experience with it..

Cince you do not understand what a line doubler is I'll give you some links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_doubler

most midrange and higher end line doublers do an incredible job at upconverting a standard dvd. the low grade garbage that is built into most sets or into low price "progressive" dvd players actually do not do much. Look for DVD players that start in the $399-$799 range. The doubler in the Denon high end series is absolutely incredible and made by faroudja like This one do amazing things and are standard in midlevel to high end Home theaters.

so yes with a $99.00-$299 el-cheapo progressive dvd player on a 720p screen you can see the difference. but that dvd player is pretty crappy when it comes to the upconversion and line doubling.

HDTV Ownership
Annual Househole Income who Have an HDTV
Under $30,000 - 6 percent
$30,000 - $50,000 - 8 percent
$50,000 - $75,000 - 17 percent
$75,000 - $100,000 - 25 percent
Over $100,000 - 38 percent

High end audiophiles will squak. Meridian's G98 costs $6k (review), the Lexicon RT20 is $5k, an Ayre costs $6k, and the Arcam FMJ 29 (highly rated starting end of high end) will set you back $3k. The top reference player, Meridan 808, will set you back $20k.

The Denon 2910 (about $600) (review) is the beginning of better quality players. The article being discussed does exactly what a lot of the higher end players do -- swap out cheap parts for better ones. For those who don't think it makes a difference, you've never had the pleasure of good quality sound. A wide, three dimensional sound stage with clear separation of instruments and fine detail puts a smile on your face. Being able to get that for much less than above (and have the second pleasure of do it yourself) is well worth it.

s. I'd love to have this with "A Day in the Life" from the Beatles, too (hear all those grand pianos at the end one by one)! Someday...