need advice in picking home DVD player

[wakko]

Hey guys, I know a lot of you guys out there are into home entertainment systems and was wondeirng if i could get some advice. I was looking for a good DVD player that is the best bang for the buck (prolly in the 150 - 250 dollar range) if anyone could giv eme advice iw ould appreciate it. thanks

 

[LemonHead]

I picked up the Panasonic RV31k last year for around $140.00 or so. I like it. It plays mp3 and vcd's. Lots of bang-for-the-buck.

Panasonic RV31k

You want to be sure that whatever you get can do mp3 and vcd just because most do now and it's a nice option to have. Unless you have a HDTV, then don't spend the extra $$$ on getting a "progressive scan" unit unless the price is just a bargan too good to pass up. You may also want to look at the Toshiba units. They have some good reviews. I was suprised to learn that Sony was having some trouble with quality based on user feed back from epinions.com -- check it out for youself and good luck!

LH

 

[FrustratedUser]

I got the Panasonic RV32 for $129.
If you want the 5.1 Audio stuff you should find a Sony in that range.

 

[tweakmm]

does the RV31K support SVCD?

 

[crawford]

hey the daewoo (i know, but this is good) 5700 at sams club is only around $90 and it plays svcds, vcds, mp3 , and is really awesome. ive had it for like 2 months with no probs.

 

[conjur]

A little more money but I really enjoy my JVC

I actually have the F85GD and not the F95GD as my other player (JVC 723GD) already does DVD Audio.

My old Panasonic A310 burned me on Panasonics so I went the JVC route.

Oh, and having several discs available is kinda nice (esp. for multi-disc sets). Plus I can leave a couple of MP3 CDs in there, too.

 

[EvilYoda]

panny RP-91. Oh, what's that you say, 150-200?

I second the Panny RV-31, my family has two, one for me, one for the family. Does the job quite well.

 

[davestar]

Check out the Panasonic DVD RP56. It's a progressive scan player that has gotten very good reviews, plus I have one and I am very impressed with the picture quality.

Here's one

You can find it for $230 or so.

 

[Ciber]

two RV31's in my family, both are excellent dvd players.

 

[Justin218]

Apex's are pretty darn good, when they work...

 

[RossMAN]

Any of these DVD Players (look under Top Sellers in the middle right) are a good buy.

To verify compatibility with all CD formats check out this VCDHelp.com list.

Here are DVD Player reviews.

 

[Mister T]

sony n700
Toshiba 4700
Panasonic RP56
JVC S60

all progressive scan.
can be had for a little over 200.

Those are the best player out at the price range you mentioned

 

[QTPie]

Why no one mentioned Samsung? They make damn good DVD Players.
Mine Samsung DVD player has fast forward at 128x, optical out, and a nice feature called "screen fit" that it can change the Wide Screen format to regular (or whatever it's called)