|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
207.224.117.34
Getting ready to purchase new big screen, would like to also replace DVD player. DVD-A capability would be nice, I already have SACD/CD covered with my Sony SCD-1.
I won an auction on Ebay for a new/in box ($165.00), Denon DVD-3300, but was advertised as having Progressive Scan, and this model does not, so I won't be getting that.
Follow Ups:
An alternative is to get a decent player (toshiba, sony, etc.) without progressive and then buy an inexpensive Runco processor to deal with the picture. I bought a Runco on videogon and couple it with a modest samsung dvd player (sharp z10000 projector on an 8 ft screen) and the picture is really impressive. The advantage of using the Runco is similar to the idea of hifi separates in my opinion -- specialization lets each component do its best versus the all-in-one box approach.That said, there is an added convenience of the one box solution and the dvi connection is a very good alternative. I've been tempted with the new high-end Denon that everyone raves about but I'm waiting for it to come down just a bit (around $3K right now I think).
Denon 3910 has extremely good everything, sound and video (dvd-a too,...*and* sacd?). It can also be easily changed to play all-region discs, PAL etc..Make sure your new TV can take the hdmi hdcp connection to get the best out of the Denon (hdmi is like a dvi video connection, but the new standard can carry copy protection, hdcp, and sound).
If you are happy enough with your sound and just want a stellar picture, you could get an Oppo dvd player,...or a Denon DVD-1600 (this Denon has great analogue component video output, very very good - close to the Denon 3910 for picture, though not as good with everything else.)
The DVD-1600 is about $250 used, the DVD-3910, under $1000 new (Ebay for example, list is higher) and a little less used. And there are likely plenty of other choices in between (though these too would be hard to beat, especially the 3910)
Is the "all region" hack that which is posted at www.videohelp.com, or do you have something else in mind?Since I will someday have to buy region 2 "Heimat" (and live in North America), this would be useful info for me. Thanks.
"Heimat" is available as a region-free NTSC release. I have it.
Thanks for the info . . . where did you buy it from?How does the video compare to the region 2 version? According to www.dvdbeaver, the region 1 is plain awful . . .
I bought it from Amazon.com.The NTSC version shows the typical effects of conversion from PAL to NTSC (some blurriness, stairstepping, that kind of stuff). I don't think it's awful; OTOH it's not fantastic either.
When it comes to European releases, in most cases the PAL version is better, IF you have a display AND a DVD player that are PAL-capable. If you're doing a conversion anywhere (i.e. PAL-to-NTSC disc, or a PAL-capable player converting to NTSC for an NTSC-only TV) you're not going to get the benefits of a straight-through PAL path anyway.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: