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Originally posted by tomdkat
This is a VERY interesting point... how any given TV does it's "manipulation" of 4:3 material. I wonder how much differently various 16:9 TVs do this.
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That's something I know very little about. I assumed most widescreen TVs had a similar mode to my Mitsubishi's Expand mode.
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I think I'll pick up a Sd-3800 or a SD-4800 and check it out, like I'm doing with the Sony DVP-NS715P.
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My local Best Buy had the SD-4800 for $199.99 and the SD-3800 for $149.99. I chose the 4800 mainly because I expected it to be a better player and because it was black whereas the 3800 was silver. I really don't know what about the two players is different. I should look into that.
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My Pioneer DV-656a does as well, even though I have yet to play a DVD-A disc...
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My Toshiba came with a DVD-Audio sampler disc with a whole bunch of tracks ranging from Dishwalla to Mannheim Steamroller. I threw it in the player to see what it was like, but haven't really "sampled" it yet.
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Believe it or not, this is a BIG issue for many people. Fortunately, my Pioneer and Sony match (closely enough) my Toshiba 57HX81 so I have a mixture of black and silver/gray components....
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Color of component isn't a big deal to me, but if possible I prefer them all to be the same color. My TV, receiver, LD player, A/V rack and speakers are all black. My VCR is a dark gray. The Sony DVD player is silver so it kind of sticks out, but it's not worth getting upset over.