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Originally posted by tomdkat
If you're open to other brands, the Denon-DVD-1600 (link to PDF file) would DEFINITELY be worth looking into. Do you need an optical digital audio connection or can you use an optical or coax digital audio connection?
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That seems like a great player, tomdkat. It's got the Faroudja DCDi decoder and it has the two functions I love about my
Toshiba SD-4800, zoom for non-anamorphic 4:3 material and a built-in closed caption decoder. Awesome!
I may just have to check this player out. I like my Toshiba SD-4800, but I'm becoming less impressed with the video performance. I didn't notice the chroma bug on the Toshiba when I first got it, but now that I've seen it, I see it all the time and it's kind of annoying. The Denon (with the Faroudja processor) wouldn't have the chroma bug, correct?
A quick search at pricegrabber.com shows that you can get the Denon DVD-1600 refurbished by Denon for $249.99 at eCOST.com. Click
here to get this price. Do you guys think it'd be worth "auditioning" against my Toshiba? How do you guys feel about a refurbished DVD player? I've had refurbished equipment in the past and never had problems, but never a refurbished DVD player. I gotta think Denon would be pretty strict on what it refurbishes. The $249.99 price seems to be a great price on this player. Other retailers are selling in the $380-440 range.
I gotta stop buying DVD Players, but I'm rather intrigued by this Denon. I still need to sell my
Sony DVP-NS715P and I'm sure I can find a buyer for my Toshiba if I decide on the Denon. I'll keep my
Pioneer DVL-700 because it's the only thing I have that plays laserdiscs.
edit - fixed link and bad grammar