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#151 (permalink) |
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Tenacious "OB" Join Date: Jun 2000
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Depending on Budget, and requirements, I wholehartedly recomend the Pioneer DV563A-S for 180 if you want SACD/DVD-A. If not, I am, as we speak, using a Pioneer DV 260 purchased from Wal Mart for about $80 US, and am Quite happy with it's performance
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Join Date: May 2003
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Best DVD player to buy, with bells and whistles (progressive, DTS, CD-R...) for $175 - $200.
Which one do i buy and where have people seen the best prices? Thanks
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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I'm not sure if any really exist in the $200 price range, outside of maybe the Bravo D-1.For $175 - $200, there's the Pioneer DV-563a which supports DVD-Video/DVD-Audio/SACD, many CD formats and DVD recordable formats, as chlngr1970 recommends. This has been a very popular player since it supports DVD-Audio/SACD for under $200. If you don't want/need DVD-Audio or SACD, see if you can find a Panasonic DVD-XP30 or DVD-RP82 (which does support DVD-Audio). They've been discontinued but you might be able to find one online. They are _great_ players. The Toshiba SD-4900 (which also supports DVD-Audio) might be worth checking out as well as the Toshiba SD-3950. All of the above players will support Dolby Digital and dts and will all have coax and optical (toslink) audio outputs as well as component video outputs, etc. Do you want any special features like "Zoom" or WMA (Windows Media Audio) or MP3 support? JPEG picture viewer? EDIT: You can ignore the MSRPs on the above product pages as the street prices are much lower than the MSRP. So, in the case of the Toshiba SD-3950, the MSRP is $129 which means you can probably find it for under $100. ![]() Peace...
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#154 (permalink) |
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Join Date: May 2003
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pk, I'm going to play dumb. What's the difference between DVI and the "component cables" Which is better? I'm more concerned about my movie viewing via DVD, not what comes over cable or Satelite!
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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The main point here is, if we have a better understanding of which TV you will be connecting the player to and what features you want in your DVD player, we can make a better recommendation. If you read through this thread (even though its long) you can see how having this kind of info can impact our ability to make "accurate" or "pertinent" DVD player recommendations. ![]() Peace...
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#156 (permalink) |
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Join Date: May 2003
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TomdKat:The TV I just bought is a Panasonic, 50" HDTV Widescreen with DLP,it's model # PT-50LC13.
On the DVD I would like the best possible picture, so do I go with "DVI". I just bought the "component cables" but have yet to buy the DVD player.
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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#158 (permalink) |
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Join Date: May 2003
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anybody know anything about the following DVD players:
Denon DVD-900 or Sony DVPNC665P I've heard some good stuff about Denon and that 900 is running at $235 right now!
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Denon DVD players tend to be very good, but I haven't heard much about the DVD-900. Given the price range you've indicated previously, you might want to shop around a bit more and refine your requirements (like do you want a DVI connection or not or do you want DVD-Audio or SACD support or not). Shopping by price can work but you might get a great deal on a player you might not really want.
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Re: Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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I had a Panasonic RP56 that recently stop working on me, I have since bought the Panasonic S35. I don't know if the S35 is holding up with good picture quality (I could be wrong). I've been looking at the Samsung HD931, I will not be using the DVI input because I have a Hitachi 43 inch without DVI. So my question is...how does the Samsung hold up "picture" quality without the up converting, and is the Panasonic S35 a better player than the Samsung HD931? |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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Why are you interested in the Samsung HD931 if you don't have DVI support in your display? Does the player have other features you're interested in? Peace...
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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I was attracted to the Faroudja chip that's used in the Panasonic RP56, XP30 and I believe the Denon 1600. Edit: I'm not sure the Faroudja technology is used for the DVI output only (does that make sense?) Last edited by Filmfreakazoid : 11-10-2003 at 10:51 PM. |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendation
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Why does one need a progressive scan player? It doesn't make sense to me but I guess that's what the player does. ![]() Maybe you can find a XP30 or Denon DVD-1600 on eBay for a good price or maybe pickup a refurb unit. ![]() Peace...
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So, it looks like brttlt is leaning toward the Pioneer DV-563a:
Please Bottom Line it For Me I think this will "mate well" with his Panasonic LCD TV... Be sure to let us know how it works out for you! ![]() Peace...
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Here is a review at AVS Forum of the Samsung HD931:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=320481 The review is written by someone who owns this unit. Additionally, I found these threads: Denon DVD-5900 vs Bravo D1: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=323276 Bravo D1 "vs" Samsung HD931: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=324326 ![]() Peace...
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommenda
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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I was looking at this this morning because I'm probably going to replace my current player. So far it looks really good. I checked Audioreview and most everyone there says it looks and sounds great. And since it is coming recommended here as well, I think I might just grab one. |
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Re: Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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![]() What player are you replacing? Peace...
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#171 (permalink) |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Put this is the wrong spot...fixing it now....
Hello all, I just got a new Sony WEGA TV, Model number: KV-34HS510, with all the new bells and whistles DVI in, and Component in. My old TV had none of this, so my old dvd player the Panasonic DVD-RV30 worked just fine through the RCA's. I'm looking to upgrade the DVD player to a prgressive scan, or DVI model. I'd also like to spend under 200. ANy recomendations? Thanks |
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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![]() If you read through this thread, the discussion of the Samsung HD931 (if any), the Bravo D-1, or the Momitsu V880 would be of interest to you. All three of these players are in the $200 - $300 price range, all have DVI outputs, all are progressive scan DVD players, all upconvert current 480i DVDs to 720p or 1080i. Here is a Samsung HD931 vs Bravo D-1 "shootout". Here is another thread which compares the above named and the LiteON DVI capable progressive scan DVD player as well. I think the Bravo D-1 is closer to your price range than the Samsung or the Momitsu, but I could be mistaken about the cost of the latter named players. EDIT: Here's a tip for you. Go to the first page of this thread and use the "search this thread" feature to find "Samsung" or "Bravo" and you can see all of the posts discussing these players. ![]() Good luck! ![]() Peace...
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Re: DVD Player recommendations: Discuss DVD player recommendations here
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![]() Still, you don't _have_ to stick with the 'latest' technology unless it offers something you want. So, if you go with any of the DVI players I've named, you should be in good shape until something "new" comes out, like HD-DVD, and then you can re-assess at that time. ![]() Good luck! Peace...
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#175 (permalink) |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Fremont, CA
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Jvc Xv-f80bk??
anyone heard anything (good/bad) about this player? i think it's been out a while, but i couldn't find anything about it on these forums..
it's 7-disc progressive scan.. i'm looking for a cheap, sub-$100 progressive scan player, and this one looked interesting (it's $99 on costco.com, http://www.costco.com/product.asp?ca...5&log=&navtop=).. thanks in advance! ![]() |
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