What's a good home dvd player?

[AdamDuritz99]

So i'm looking to buy my family a DVD player for christmas.(for the tv). So what are some really good DVD players for a good price? I'm looking to spend around 150 for the player. So i can buy a few DVD's too.

peace
sean

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oh and where is a good place to buy one?

 

[Viper GTS]

Panasonic DVD-RV31S or RV31K (S is silver, K is black).

Readily available for around that price, & a good all around player for the price.

Viper GTS

 

[royaldank]

The APEX 660 is a nice machine. It plays VCDs, DVDs, CDRs, CDRWs, MP3s, and more.

Also, you can software hack it and turn off Macrovision and region encoding. Good if you import any movies or want to copy some on VHS.

This unit is great if you download movies from the net. It plays VCDs without a problem, so I generally burn and watch movies on my TV instead of my monitor...the couch just feels so much better.

Has composite and S-Video outs. Also has digital out. $99 @ CC.

 

[jonMEGA]

<< Panasonic DVD-RV31S or RV31K (S is silver, K is black).

Readily available for around that price, & a good all around player for the price.

Viper GTS >>



This one gets my vote too. It plays about anything, DVD, VCD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3. Great DVD player IMHO

 

[AdamDuritz99]

ok, so where is a good place to get the DVD-RV31 player? i checked amazon.com and its 179 there. Any other places?

peace
sean

 

[BigSmooth]

<< ok, so where is a good place to get the DVD-RV31 player? i checked amazon.com and its 179 there. Any other places? >>


Try searching for "Panasonic DVD" at PriceGrabber.com.

 

[jonMEGA]

Best Buy ?

 

[RossMAN]

The Panasonic DVD-RV31S or RV31K is a great DVD Player, the best deals are:

Your local Best Buy store has it on sale for $179.99 this week, no shipping, no wait, no fuss, no rebate hassles.

Well that bites 800.com no longer carries that model Was going to suggest buying there and using the $20 off $100 or $40 off $200 MSN Passport deal.

Another great DVD Player is the Sony DVPNS300B or DVPNS300S (B for black or S for silver, go for Silver) for $159.94 after MSN Passport $20 off $100.

Also your local Best Buy has the Toshiba SD1700 an excellent DVD Player on sale this week for $139.99 not sure what CD formats it reads but it's a great all around player.

Check the Off Topic forum and search for DVD you'll find several previous threads and you'll notice one commanility (is that even a word?) Viper GTS and I have posted in all of them.

:Q

 

[cipher00]

I second the Sony(s). Terrific machine, imo (but, I've got a lot of Sony stuff!).

 

[RossMAN]

Damn the Toshiba SD1700 is only $122.44 after MSN Passport $20 off $100 plus with FREE SHIPPING.

I think you can save even more by ordering through eBates.com

 

[killmeplease]

I like my Sony. It was about $200 a few months ago. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't pay for so many bells and whistles. All I do is play movies. I don't fully use it.

 

[OutHouse]

I just bought this player last month. Sony DVP-NS700P I like it.

 

[xerich]

best home DVD player? the PS2

 

[AdamDuritz99]

Well i bought the DVD-RV31k player. It cost me 168 but i want to get my family a nice gift. They better like it!
Thanks for the help peeps.

peace
sean

 

[Sugadaddy]

Panasonic RV31: best, but no SVCD

Pioneer DV343: Second best, supports SVCD

 

[Mork]

pioneer DV444

 

[AdamDuritz99]

<< Panasonic RV31: best, but no SVCD

Pioneer DV343: Second best, supports SVCD >>



Ok, i'm new to this DVD stuff. I know what VCD is, but what's SVCD? can you tell me the difference, pros, cons?

peace
sean

 

[Sugadaddy]

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<< Panasonic RV31: best, but no SVCD

Pioneer DV343: Second best, supports SVCD >>



Ok, i'm new to this DVD stuff. I know what VCD is, but what's SVCD? can you tell me the difference, pros, cons?

peace
sean >>




You have 2 video formats for DVD players: mpeg 1 and mpeg 2. Here are the 3 standards:


VCD: mpeg1, 352x240 resolution, 1150kbps constant bitrate (players will typically support up to 2500kpbs, and higher bitrate is known as xVCD)

SVCD: mpeg2, 480x480 resolution, between 0 and 2500kbps variable bitrate

DVD: mpeg2, 720x480 resolution, betwen 2000 and 10000kbps variable bitrate


So as you see, SVCD is basically the same as DVD, but at a lower bitrate because it's on a CD instead of DVD. (lower density)

Of course, you should only care about this if you plan on burning your own movies to CDR...