Originally Posted by
grimtales1:
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I didnt know that, I might have to go down the seperates route then...
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If you have a perfectly good fully working Blu-Ray player already then there is no point at all buying an all in one system that duplicates the player as far as I can see.
Personally I would never buy an all in one anyway. They have many disadvantages over a separates system and only one advantage. Convenience.
The disadvantages are that that if the amp stage in the unit dies you also lose the player while it's being fixed. Similarly if the disk player goes you lose the amp as well. Upgrading often means junking the whole lot and starting again from scratch.
With a separates system if the amp went you would still be able to plug the player into the telly and watch movies while you sorted out the repair/replacement. If the disk player fails you can still use the amp to get surround sound from any attached Sky/Freesat/Freeview box.
And if you get the itch to upgrade you can do so in stages, eg a new set of speakers or a new player with out having to ditch any of the other components which may be perfectly serviceable still.
And of course for similar money you can often get a separates system that blows most all in ones into the weeds when it comes to sound quality.
But if you are seduced by the lure of an all in one what rule says that you must connect your existing player up at the same time and have two disk players when you can only watch one at a time? May as well flog the stand alone player or just leave it in it's box to fester in the bottom of a cupboard somewhere. Can't see the point in having an all in one AND stand alone player.
