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DVD Player Recommendation (Upconvert Type)
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| Topic: | DVD Player Recommendation (Upconvert Type) This thread has 5 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday August 3, 2009 at 18:54 |
BillFromGI Regular Member |
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Hi folks, I'm shopping for an Upconvert DVD player and am open to recommendations. I have about $125 or so to play with but am willing to spend a little more if it will get me a player that will last a long time and not poop out after 6-12 months. I do not have $250 - $400 to spend on a BR player right now. The TV I'll be hooking this up to is a Dynex 720P resolution with HDMI inputs. The player has to be able to output 720P (I think?). In closing I would like a good reliable player that will work with my Dynex, and if I happen to spring for a 1080P TV in a year or 4 I'd like to be able to force the DVD player into 1080P mode. Thanks in advance guys.. . Bill
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| Post 2 made on Monday August 3, 2009 at 21:42 |
OTAHD Super Member |
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The DVD's are still going to be 480i regardless, so it really doesn't matter what the player outputs. I'd usually recommend not using the upconvert feature as the TV's scalers are usually better than the DVD player's, however in the case of a Dynex TV it's probably going to be a wash.
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| Post 3 made on Tuesday August 4, 2009 at 01:13 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Right now with a 720p TV... you're probably not going to see any difference.
A good upscaling DVD player with an excellent chipset CAN massage the image to be better than the upscaler built into most TVs (ie. I find the Sony PS3 looks better than a Sony DVP-NS999ES going into a Pioneer Elite 1080p Kuro), but at the non-BD end of the market a lot of these upscaling players are merely marketing gimmicks.
Which DVD player are you using now?
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday August 4, 2009 at 08:04 |
BillFromGI Regular Member |
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Which DVD player are you using now?
I have an old Apex AD-600 that is starting to show its age.
I'm thinking perhaps that I save my money for a BR player? Help! :-)
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 08:00 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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That's what I would do. Just make sure that when you do get a BD player, it has the type of connections you need to enjoy uncompressed audio on whatever equipment you have now - because the audio is just as big of an improvement as the video.
With BD players dropping quickly in price, you may not have to wait long. You can already buy a low-end one...
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| Post 6 made on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 16:18 |
BillFromGI Regular Member |
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Thanks Dan, that's what I'll do.. .
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