Re: Best of the Bunch sub $250 DVD player?

[Silent Bob.]

the onkyo 301 is a great unit with 5 yr warranty for 350-400
mp3, PS, comp etc.


"lhalha" <lhalha.1dotbq@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm a bit out of touch with the product reviews at the moment - can
> anyone tell me if there is a widely-considered, best DVD player at the
> lower end of the scale? I have a nice new Panasonic widescreen CRT but
> my old Harmon Kardon DVD21 (I say old - it's actually about 18 months
> old) does not have component outputs... When I bought it, component was
> a relatively new feature, and there was no way I thought I would be
> upgrading my TV in the near future. Of course I didn't realise how
> addictive this AV lark becomes ;-)
>
> Stuff I'm particularly interested in:
>
> PAL prog scan
> Good MP3 user-interface and ability to fast-wind quickly through LONG
> (2hrs +) tracks
> black in colour if poss
>
> cheers
>
> lhalha
>
>
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[scalpel]

Dont have one but other things you should consider. Especially with a ?HD panasonic widescreen.

SACD / DVD-A (Although I have never even seen one of these disks!)
Mpeg4 player (ie DIVX compatible)

In which case, try searching for the various threads on:

Xensonic 330 - build quality is a bit flimsy, but cost is approx$160-170
Pioneer 676a - there is a flaw with loading some DVD's - ie very slow, but it seems to be isolated to only a few. 3 year Warranty as well.
Pioneer Australia 676a (http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/home_entertainment/dvdplayersandrecorders/dv676a/)

I have a Denon, some of the models used to be rated as the best picture on a player, but that was some time ago. Also, the older models used to have Scart(RGB) which is not so useful (as opposed to component).

Some of the newer expensive players have scaler chips built in to upscale the picture to higher resolutions - these are more expensive at the moment.

Currently, I lean towards the 676a, despite its' bug. RRP approx 240.

J.

> I'm a bit out of touch with the product reviews at the moment - can
> anyone tell me if there is a widely-considered, best DVD player at the
> lower end of the scale? I have a nice new Panasonic widescreen CRT but
> my old Harmon Kardon DVD21 (I say old - it's actually about 18 months
> old) does not have component outputs... When I bought it, component was
> a relatively new feature, and there was no way I thought I would be
> upgrading my TV in the near future. Of course I didn't realise how
> addictive this AV lark becomes ;-)
>
> Stuff I'm particularly interested in:
>
> PAL prog scan
> Good MP3 user-interface and ability to fast-wind quickly through LONG
> (2hrs +) tracks
> black in colour if poss
>
> cheers
>
> lhalha
>
>
> --
> lhalha
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> lhalha's Profile: http://forums.eyo.com.au/member.php?userid=13246
> View this thread: http://forums.eyo.com.au/showthread.php?t=63523
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