[Ears]

This thing is about as all in one as you can get, but it does use actual tri path 5 x 100 amps....who is going to guinea this thing


http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/dcp501/

[TheChairGuy]

Nothing mentioned on where available.  I'm thinking that it may be offered thru the cable companies mostly...as an upgarde to the basic analog or digital cable box (receiver) offered.

In my area, ATT&T and now Comcast, both offer Motorola receivers as standard with either the analog or digital packages.

It's pretty smart of Motorola to do this...and I bet Sony/JVC/Kenwood and all the other standalone receivers makers lose some market share if this is successful.  It doesn't even have to sound good, the convenience aspect of cutting down boxes in the video system (and confusing hookusp) may propel this thing to sales success. It pretty much has to only work pretty well, have a decent margin for Comcast et al, and not cost TOO much for the consumer.

A real smart move from Motorola...I'm not the guinea pig for it, tho.

[Ears]

Nothing mentioned on where available.  I'm thinking that it may be offered thru the cable companies mostly...as an upgarde to the basic analog or digital cable box (receiver) offered.

In my area, ATT&T and now Comcast, both offer Motorola receivers as standard with either the analog or digital packages.

It's pretty smart of Motorola to do this...and I bet Sony/JVC/Kenwood and all the other standalone receivers makers lose some market share if this is successful.  It doesn't even have to sound good, t ...

Whith names like Panasonic and JVC (who would have guessed) sounding as good as they do, who is to say the Motorola is not even better sounding???

I do not beleive for a minute that Panasonic or JVC ever planned on there little digital wonders sounding better than some higher priced gear.

I beleive the sonics from these little receivers is just a footnote to the real reason why these little digital wonders came about....space savings whith the slim line design and cheaper to build whith digital amps on board are the reason for these digital wonders imo, the sonics being just a taste of what will be available on the cheap in the future whith digital based gear.

[cjr888]

Nothing mentioned on where available.  I'm thinking that it may be offered thru the cable companies mostly...as an upgarde to the basic analog or digital cable box (receiver) offered.

They go for about $260 to start:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=motorola+dcp501&scoring=p

I forget what he charges, but there's a guy on eBay who has been selling new units for a long time now.  I didn't see any of his ads currently, but there's a used one on eBay current at around $50.

Nice thing about the TriPath chips when purchasing a receiver is to remember that people are impressed even with the $30/retail implementations...

[Ears]

A simple search reveals that these dcp 501's are available all over the net from 269-329.00

Just search for Motorola dcp 501.

[TheChairGuy]

Wow, sure missed this one...$269.94 on Amazon with free shipping.

35 lbs...a veritable shopper in the digiamp world.  Of course, this one has cable receiver and DVD/CDP built-in...but still a hefty digital beast.

Some specs:

Technical data


In the box: DCP501 cable-ready home theater system, a universal remote control, remote batteries, a self-install kit, FM/AM antennas, 6-foot composite-video/analog audio interconnect, 6-foot S-video cable, 6-foot coaxial video cable, and a user's manual

System requirements: Check with your local cable provider for digital cable service to verify they are using Motorola network equipment

Tuner: 50 to 860 MHz tuner, supports clear analog, 64 and 256 QAM clear and encrypted digital cable services; DigiCipher II Access Control, compatible with Motorola-enabled digital cable services in both two-way and telephone return cable systems; supports Motorola DCT2000 digital cable applications

Compatible formats: DVD-Video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD
Security: TV Pass Card slot for upgradeable security
Display: Oversized VFD (with 8-bit graphical user interface)
AM-FM tuner: Yes
Bass management: No
Dolby Digital decoder: Yes
DTS decoder: Yes
Dolby Pro Logic decoder: Yes
Dolby Pro Logic II decoder: Yes
Simulated surround sound:
DSP sound fields: 6
5.1 channel input: No
Digital outputs: 0
Digital inputs: 3
Auto-detect: Yes (digital inputs)
Front power per channel (surround mode): 100 watts
Rear power per channel: 100 watts
Audio converters: 48 kHz 24-bit analog-to-digital and 96 kHz 24-bit digital-to-analog audio converters
Headphone jack: Yes (.125-inch, front panel)
Multiroom control: No
MP3 decoding: Yes
HDCD decoding: No
Onscreen display: Yes
Remote control: Yes (universal)
Front-panel AV inputs: Yes
AC outputs: 0
Phono input: No
Audio outputs: 4 stereo analog (left/right) RCA, 1 monaural RCA subwoofer, 5-channel speaker-level outputs, 5.1-channel RCA preamplifier outputs
Audio inputs: 6 stereo analog (left/right) RCA, 3 digital-audio inputs (2 optical, 1 coaxial)
Adaptive comb filter: Yes (all composite-video inputs converted to S-video)
Composite video inputs: 3
Composite video outputs: 3
Stereo wattage per channel: 100
S-video inputs: 3
S-video outputs: 3
Component video inputs: 0
Component video outputs: 0
Other inputs: Expansion port for use with Motorola HDD200 HDTV decoder
Output formats: Video outputs will pass any video input source
Speaker terminals: Clip-type
Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz, +/- 1 dB
Total harmonic distortion: 2 channel: less than 0.1 percent THD+N at 1 kHz; 5 channel, less than 0.9 percent THD+N at 1 kHz
Audio signal-to-noise ratio: 95 dB, A-weighted
Video signal-to-noise ratio: Greater than 57 dB (digital), greater than 49 dB (analog)
Multichannel ready: No
Preamp: Yes (offers 5.1-channel amplifier outputs)
Item length: 20 inches
Item width: 17 inches
Item height: 6.1 inches
Item weight: 35 pounds

[jswallac]

Hard to imagine it is going to be taken seriously in the HT arena.  It does not even have component video out, much less DVI.