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[darthhasbro]

http://www.jbhifionl...y-player/522974

Why can't Sony or Pana produce an entry level player with these specs?

[Ænima]

darthhasbro, on May 25 2010, 01:18 PM, said:

http://www.jbhifionl...y-player/522974

Why can't Sony or Pana produce an entry level player with these specs?

I seen these in Hoppers Crossing JB on the weekend.  Unit looks great and has a good feel to them.  Not a light and cheapey build etc.  They look and feel like re-badged Sony decks.  I'm tipping they're not though.  Anyone know if these bad boys are region selectable or not?  Who here has taken the plunge?

[Beleg Cúthalion]

does this new model have a fan? the previous model did not and mine got cooked as a result ...

[Ænima]

Dwain, on May 25 2010, 06:20 PM, said:

does this new model have a fan? the previous model did not and mine got cooked as a result ...

Yeah pretty sure I saw the vent/blades on the back...

[crtlover]

I see that Soniq also do a 302B

http://www.soniqav.c...832b6b230df8f08

[ajm]

Looks like .MKV playback is the major addition with the 302B.

[mil098]

Can this Sonic player be made to be region free?

[2ZZ-GE]

Has anyone bought it and tested the features like region free?

[hazzad]

2ZZ-GE, on May 27 2010, 10:31 PM, said:

Has anyone bought it and tested the features like region free?

Manauls mentions nothing about region free/change codes. SO if they exist someone will have to find them first.

[ajm]

I was planning to drop into JB on the way home tonight.  I'll ask in the store.

[709er]

hazzad, on May 28 2010, 07:52 AM, said:

Manauls mentions nothing about region free/change codes. SO if they exist someone will have to find them first.

Is there any reason to think that it will be different (region code wise) to the 300B?

[hazzad]

709er, on May 28 2010, 05:36 PM, said:

Is there any reason to think that it will be different (region code wise) to the 300B?

No reason either way. Who knows why a munufacturer may or may not include region coding bypass for BD in a player.

[wolfmanoz]

From the Austech Forum for the QPB-300B (Untested as I have a Kogan and Oppo with mod ;-)  )

"can bitstream hd audio codecs such as dolby true hd, dts hd ma, so excellent for those with receviers that can decode such as the onkyo 605, the player can be made region free for dvd and bluray by entering a code on the remote

turn on
open tray
enter 97350 on remote
followed by region code you need such as 1 (for region 1 dvd and region a bluray)
hit ok
close tray with disc in drive

and it worked, played region 1 dvds and region a blu ray discs, the process has to be redone each time you power on/off (ie. doesnt remember the setting)"

Sounds very similar to procedure for the Kogan (except their code is 9113 and a menu pops up )

Edited by wolfmanoz, 28 May 2010 - 08:06 PM.

[2ZZ-GE]

For the price of $148, I will buy one if it supports region A

Does the new kogan support region free on blu too?

[BeethOven]

2ZZ-GE, on May 28 2010, 08:51 PM, said:

For the price of $148, I will buy one if it supports region A

Does the new kogan support region free on blu too?

Yeah it does. And it's advertised as such, so they can't wipe it out via firmware.

Wolfman, those codes are for the old Soniq model. No guarantee they will work on the newer one.

Edited by BeethOven, 28 May 2010 - 08:59 PM.

[BbP2k]

Looks like it's $96 now.
Soniq QPB301B Blu-Ray Player

[709er]

wolfmanoz, on May 28 2010, 08:03 PM, said:

From the Austech Forum for the QPB-300B (Untested as I have a Kogan and Oppo with mod ;-)  )

"can bitstream hd audio codecs such as dolby true hd, dts hd ma, so excellent for those with receviers that can decode such as the onkyo 605, the player can be made region free for dvd and bluray by entering a code on the remote

turn on
open tray
enter 97350 on remote
followed by region code you need such as 1 (for region 1 dvd and region a bluray)
hit ok
close tray with disc in drive

and it worked, played region 1 dvds and region a blu ray discs, the process has to be redone each time you power on/off (ie. doesnt remember the setting)"

Sounds very similar to procedure for the Kogan (except their code is 9113 and a menu pops up )

I've got a 300B as my "A" only player and can confirm all of the above.

[andytu]

709er, on Jun 1 2010, 04:12 PM, said:

I've got a 300B as my "A" only player and can confirm all of the above.

any feedbacks on the picture quality and upscaling?

[2ZZ-GE]

Has anyone tried this player with region A disc?

The sale is in until 13th June!!

[BeethOven]

2ZZ-GE, on Jun 2 2010, 01:39 AM, said:

Has anyone tried this player with region A disc?

The sale is in until 13th June!!

Rang Soniq. Said they've got a code for multi-region DVD but not for Blu-Ray. Said he'll check with the supplier.

[709er]

andytu, on Jun 1 2010, 10:53 PM, said:

any feedbacks on the picture quality and upscaling?

The upscaling is very poor, but the BD picture quality (IMHO), is no different to my Sony BDP550. There is a separate thread relating to this older model.

[mil098]

BeethOven, on Jun 2 2010, 04:32 AM, said:

Rang Soniq. Said they've got a code for multi-region DVD but not for Blu-Ray. Said he'll check with the supplier.

Hi Any news on whether this player can be made to be region free?

[PKK]

There is no DTS Master Audio logo on the player and only mention DTS Master Audio Essential in the spec. Does that mean DTSMA Core?

[Dr. Zachary Smith]

This unit uses the Broadcom chipset, like many of the newer low-cost BD players.
The Soniq interface is almost identical to the one offered on the DGTEC BD player and the Clive Peteer's "Allure" BD500 player, which, in turn, is much like the Momitsu BDP-899
http://www.momitsu.com/bdp_899.html
...and the Sherwood BDP-5004 (...which isn't available here, yet, I believe...)
If you do an image search online for these players you will see how even their cases are physically very similar.

As to the quality...  I owned an Allure for all of two weeks.  DVDs upscaled beautifully and when bluray disks played, the PQ was excellent...as good as any player I've seen on an HD screen.  The problem was that the thing wouldn't play Avatar (firmware update required) and many other disks.  I updated the firmware...made no difference.  I suspect I bought a dud.  Returned!

Short of cash, but with a "hole" in my AV rack and the misses grimacing about it, I went and bought the Soniq at JB(For $125, bargained-down from $149!!!  If I'd waited a couple of days the bloody thing would have been on sale at $96...just my luck! ).  Same PQ as the Allure...colour a bit richer.  Plays all disks (touch wood), including Avatar just fine.
A mate has the first of the DGTEC units.  To me, it looks almost identical to the ALLURE (-not surprising, seeing that DGTEC are the Allure importers for Clive Peteers...).  PQ is just fine and it, touch wood, plays everything.

The JB special on the Soniq is hard to pass up.  The case build quality is excellent.  Piano-black gloss...good button design.  The remote is a bit tacky, though.  Oh, it does the job but it's not as swish as the Allure remote, which has larger buttons, gloss finish and an "enter" button which lights up whenever any function key is pushed.

Edited by Dr. Zachary Smith, 03 June 2010 - 04:29 AM.

[Dr. Zachary Smith]

Accidental double-post...apologies.

Edited by Dr. Zachary Smith, 03 June 2010 - 04:27 AM.