easylistener Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I need a new dvd player and I have read a lot of reviews in magazines on them. My qustion is, is the picture quility that much better on the more expensive players? Is a xp50 going to be that much worse that a denon 3800? I am not using HD yet but I will, and I have 36" Wega so I can get a good picture with a good source. Just looking for some input before I buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I had several DVD players hooked up to my Sony XBR and the picture quality of the pioneer is far better than the Toshiba, Onkyo or the Sony nsp715. The pioneer gets horrible reviews but it seems many users are very happy with them. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmijeski Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 To prepare for getting an HD tv in the future you need to get a progressive scan DVD player with 3:2 pull down. You will be able to display 720 lines of resolution on an HD capable tv. It seems like the more expensive DVD players $300 + seems less pixelated or grainy than the cheaper ones. Now I do not know if price or manufacturer is the key. I am looking at a yamaha DVD player. Yamahas are prioced up to over $1,000. -Too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I suggest Panasonic. They make an inexpensive progressive scan DVD player that rates as good as many much more expensive players, and it uses the much acclaimed Sage/Faroudja chip! See: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=4 I think the RP-56 has been replaced with the RP-62 model (but uses the same chips). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Our Panasonic RP-56 looks excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Philips DVD963SA. Awesome DVD player. Support NTSC AND PAL progressive scan, SACD, CD upsampling, excellent CD playback, and picture quality. All for less than $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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