The Dtheater experience is somewhat new to me.
It fell in my lap on a shiny day
I didn't think I would get into collecting these.
It didn't prove that difficult to gather info about this format. It's not like there are so many players like LD players anyway.
besides lacking dts playback my first hm-dh30000u works great
I got it almost for free and it only played 5 times before I picked it up. Box etc came along with it.
I was thrilled to see it working when I got home.
I feel in love with it that very day.
After reading about the 30000u doubtful reputation I concluded that it's mostly the power supply that is to blame.
Won't power up etc .. I read much of those complaints
I got a 30000u recently (for free since paypal refunded me and the seller told me to keep it) thinking it was an ok back up player.
It doesn't output any video , not even a menu but appears to be working.
It does output digital sound.
Since the player is in very good cosmetical condition I offered it to a friend for repairs.
It may be the PS gone bad. or a video output component.
Meanwhile I got me a dh5u that supports dts . I got some nice dts titles meanwhile
I love the DD/dts feature with the dh5u but I like the hm-dh30000u better. It's a beautiful looking machine. The dh5u isn't very nice to look at.
Besides no dts I have no complaints about my working hm-dh30000u. I use it about 2-3 time a month only for dtheater tapes.
I do use a step down voltage converter that I unplug when not in use!