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Many Many Thanks folks!
Bud
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I have to agree with Estes on the audio portion of DVD players. The brands he mentioned excel at the CD audio portion. Everyone agrees that progressive scan 1080i is where video is currently heading.Audio is going to SACD (Super Audio CD)as was evident at the electronics manufacturer promotions at the CEDIA 2000 show. Most people don't follow the audio portion of the equation as Estes has done. These two technologies are ready to unite in a very impressive merger of DVD/CD technologies. Once the current $1500 (Sony S9000ES) price tags start to come down (and everyone else jumps in). It will make dinosaurs of high end progressive scan DVD players without SACD.
Time to buy in low end or use what you have and wait 12 months.
I encourage everyone to first check compatiblity with your current TV and your projected future TV upgrades before you buy a DVD. There are considerable conflicting issues on video compatibility. Don't take for granted that the brand you are buying based only on generic reviews of a DVD is going to be the same relative to your video needs. Run a search at this site on the TV you own and the one you plan to upgrade to next. Check out other sites as well. Your homework will save a lot of headaches.
IMO, I would get a Pioneer ElitE DV-05. You can find one under $500 now. This baby is sweet! I bought mine from SW, b/c he got the progressive scan one, and it blows me away! If you don't have a progressive scan TV, get this!If you do, then get the new Pioneer. I think it's the 434. The ONLY decent PS player for under $5 bills. .
B
Best is a relative term. From the magazine reviews and what I have seen there is relatively few differences in picture quality in this price range. Especially if you don't use a large TV (36+). In terms of sound quality, most DVD players are no better than a cheap CD player. They are fine with movies, but don't come close to even a NAD or Rotel cd player. Again if you don't have a high resolution stereo you probably won't notice the difference.So my advice is get one with the features that you want.
Hi Bud!! I've been using a Toshiba SD-2200 dvd player for about 8 months now and I really like it. The only thing is that it doesn't play any computer generated discs such as cd-r, cd-rw, etc. I've never had any problems with it, and I do use it a lot. For both cds and dvds, and I play a lot of music and watch a lot of movies. Toshiba was very instrumental in the development of the dvd, so I'd say their products would be a safe bet!!! I have no complaints with it what so ever. It has excellent sound and picture and I like the remote as well, it's solely for the player though, no other functions.
Out of 1 to 10 I'd give it a 10, I have no reason not to, it's an excellent player as far as I can tell. If I were to get another one at this time, I'd go for one that played cd-r and cd-rw, etc. because I ran into a situation where I wish it did play those formats, so their necessity to you is a factor for you to consider. Also, if I were to look for another one at this time, I'd also look into payers with the Nuon feature. Toshiba has one out now, I think it's the 2300, but I could very well be wrong. Check out their website, it's on there. When you do decide on the one you want, check around for prices carefully, I found mine for $250.00 and it's a $350.00 player.
So good luck and happy hunting. Peace SteveF
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