Sony 7700 ship date?

Posted by Patrick Cate [IP: 207.199.145.100] on December 02, 1998 at 15:48:16:

In Reply to: Sony 7700 ship date? posted by Dennis Hwang on December 02, 1998 at 13:14:20:

: I saw the 7700 on the store shelf at A&B Sound in Vancouver Canada yesterday (98-12-01). The Canadian retail price was $1599. I took a look at the manual and the only things I could notice were:
: 1) a DTS indicator light on the front panel to the left of the digital display
: 2) the digital display is different (it seems to lack the "spinning disc" graphic of the 7000)
: 3) it has a sticker indicating that it has a 24bit/96khz dac inside although the manual states that on 96 khz material, it will downsample to 48 khz.
: 4) the remote is different from the 7000's. The 7700 remote no longer has a hinged door to cover DNR, slow motion, etc...

: The salesperson I spoke to did not have any product information on the unit.

: I had just purchased a 7000 less than a month ago and I personally do not believe that the 7700 was worth the extra dollars. I paid $988 + taxes Canadian for the 7000.

It's also suposed to have 20% faster track and chapter access, improved tracking, and enhanced special effects. Plus, some other convienence features. While I will probably be picking up the 7700 when it is released in the U.S., I'm still going to wait to hear some comparision review between it and the 7000.

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• Sony 7700 ship date? Dennis Boulter 00:45:30 12/05/98 (0)

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