RobK Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Just wondering if any of our resident suppliers can sell me some discount Arcam gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin M Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 I'm a big fan of Arcam and was able to get loads of discounted kit online when I built my system. With the exception of Arcam! I got £100 off at Sevenoaks for an AVR200 although they were heavily discounting the outgoing AVR100 model. Good luck. PS Don't buy their DVD player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Very difficult to get any meaningful discount on Arcam - even at Richer Sounds! Arcam gear is still worth it, though. The essential parts of my system are Arcam - Amp, FM/AM tuner, DAB tuner and CD player. Unfortunately, the turntable, cassette, reel to reel and MD decks have to come from elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Never really been a fan of Arcam amps and CD players - their sounds is much to "warm" for my ears - I prefer something much crisper. In fact, I ended up preferring the sound of my old Kenwood AV amp for music over the Arcam amp when played through a pair of Ruark Sceptres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 I'm not familiar with the Ruarks. I use small, stand-mount, speakers which are fairly 'analytical'. I find that this setup gives me plenty of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 The Ruark Sceptres are/were medium-sized standmounters with the tweeters unusually mounted below the main drive units. They sounded bl**dy marvellous, and even my wife (cloth ears) acknowledged that they sounded much better than the Kef Coda-9's (!!) they replaced. However, I bought the Yew finish for them, which went a lovely golden colour after a couple of years, and my wife said they looked terrible, and out of place in our living room, so off they went, along with the rest of the surround-sound setup, and have yet to be replaced - although I think I'm getting close now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hmmm found it hard to get a discount on Arcam stuff when i went to get the cd72 and a85 amp. Went to Audio-T. Like someone said try sevenoaks...and try for a discount....most of the time dealers just throw in some interconnects!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted May 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hmm, looks like I'm out of luck then Colin, I already have the DV88! Also a DT81 DAB tuner and various Alpha CD players. I'm thinking of upgrading the player to the DV88+ for the progressive scan output. Arcam also offer a factory upgrade to the DV89 for £650, but I don't think I need DVD-Audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 The Dv88+ is still a cracking dvd player...but is £1000! i'm gonna save up for a pioneer 757ai although retail is 800 you can get it for 650ish online...i reckon this might even have a better pic in interlace than the arcam (well what the reviews say) it's supposed to be stunning and i believe pioneer are gonna bring out a software upgrade to enable progressive pal in the future...plus it plays all discs (SACD/DVD-Audio etc which the Arcam doesn't). But the cd playback on the arcam should be much better than the competition...alas I'd rather spend the extra £400 i save and buy a dedicated cd player for music. But the DV88+ is probably one the best for pal progressive (at the moment!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 [ QUOTE ] But the DV88+ is probably one the best for pal progressive (at the moment!!!) [/ QUOTE ] I only thought that Region 1 disc`s were playable in progressive scan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin M Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 No, the Arcam plays R2 progressive scan but is not multiregion (spoilsports, half my collection is R1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted May 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 [ QUOTE ] No, the Arcam plays R2 progressive scan but is not multiregion (spoilsports, half my collection is R1) [/ QUOTE ] All you have to do is press a few buttons and it becomes multi-region. Have a look at the excellent FAQ here. Mine is set to auto change region and I've never had a problem playing anything - VCD, SVCD, DVD-R, RCE discs all work perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 How much will they charge for the upgrade Rob? w/o dvd audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 [ QUOTE ] How much will they charge for the upgrade Rob? w/o dvd audio [/ QUOTE ] They don't offer an upgrade from the DV88 to the DV88+. I'd have to sell mine and get a new one. There is a progressive scan upgrade for the DV88 but it doesn't take it up to DV88+ level because they did lots of other stuff to the 88+ apart from PS. The 757i looks like a good player but I like Arcam gear. My brother has the FMJ kit which is awesome, but pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 [ QUOTE ] No, the Arcam plays R2 progressive scan but is not multiregion (spoilsports, half my collection is R1) [/ QUOTE ] Im confused, i thought that progressive scan only worked with dvd`s en-coded in the NTSC format and that PAL dvd`s ran in interlaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 yup you can get pal progressive too now...although not officially according to the dvd forum/council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 anybody got and tech info on how this is possible, as i thought that it was technically impossible to get progressive video out of a PAL source??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 I'm not too teched up on the topic...i don't think there was ever a technical problem with producing PAL Progressive. I just recon it made more of a drastic improvment on NTSC considering it had fewer lines of resolution therfore more noticable scan lines in interlaced mode...and it was introduced first in the states...maybe because they have High Defenition tv sets available there. Riz don't you have the HDE Pionner plasma? i don't think it takes PAL progressive (it does take NTSC)...but to be honest Pal are pretty good anyway (my uncle has the HDE plasma and it's stunning)..NTSC progressive is a must have on big screens. Anyone please correct if i'm wrong here. check here it's gobbldygoog to me!! http://www.progressivescan.co.uk/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted May 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 I think the issue with PAL progressive was something to do with the Macrovision copy protection system. The Arcam prog scan DVD players have always been able to do it, but not officially. It was accessible via a hidden menu using the remote. The latest DV89 is the first player to offer PAL progressive scan out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Ahhhh dont know why im so bothered, dont buy much region 2 (pal) titles anyway..... im egarly waiting for the new region 1 (ntsc) T2...... its going to be the first dvd to be recorded in 1080p (progressive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Aaah yes the extreme edition Riz!! i believe it comes in Hi Defintion Windows Media 9 format...i reckon you'll need a Home Cinema PC with WMP9 and XP to get the most out of it!! more reason to spend money!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 hehe..... well i wont be going to pc route again..... cost me enuff the last time, lol, My plasma should be ok for movies, ive still got my multi region pc dvd decoder card too running svhs to my tv..... Yeah that T2 is really going to be good when it comes to picture, if i buy this version i`ll have 3 different versions of T2 on dvd! The last one was miles better than the first one.... DTS-ES rocks! [ QUOTE ] i believe it comes in Hi Defintion Windows Media 9 format [/ QUOTE ] mmmmmm wouldnt that be the same 1080p version of the movie, i.e. a plasma with 1080p will play it too. im going to order some superbit dvds hopefully at the end of the month so i`ll see how good the picture is compared to the standard dvds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punjabi-A4 Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Yup ya right Riz 1080p it is but dvd players don't output that resolution..i belive the DVD was mastered from a 1080p print....anf the 1080p is available on the windows media format??. I've got some Superbits...desperado, MIB and Snatch but can't fully realise the difference as i havn't got a Plasma yet. Play and Choicesdirect.co.uk are doing the Region 2's for 7.99! also as a side note just popped into Virgin megastore and bought loads a films in there 5 for £30 sale...they have a really good selection all for £6 each! Sorry to Semi-hijack yer thread Rob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 My player outputs progressive scan....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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