DVD Players > with Super Audio CD Playback DVD Players

Advantages: Fantastic picture quality, fantastic audio quality, great value
Disadvantages: not exactly cheap, a bit chunky looking

I've just bought one of these. Oooh it's good. Really good. Here's why. It's a dead cool DVD player which is ideal if you have an HD ready telly and want to really enjoy your DVDs to the full. It has Dolby sound so is great if you hook it up to separate speakers, but pretty good if you don't, too. It comes in silver (well aluminium) or black, and compared to some DVD players it is quite chunky - about the thickness of a video recorder. I don't ...
...quality is awesome. Really sharp. It has 1080 upscaling, which means it is fully HD compatible, and a detachable mains lead, which I couldn't see the point of until More Technically Minded Hubby (MTMH) explained that this is a Good Thing as it allows you to upgrade the cable and get even better quality. Until buying this, I thought it was only worth paying thirty quid for a DVD player, but now I understand that you get what you pay for and this ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic audio/AV Delivery
Disadvantages: Who cares

I have enjoyed the old Pioneer DV 626D for many years but up dated my TV to Samsung 1080 capability so invested in new 600av. Wow what a change! This is the best money I have ever spent on AV. I have an old Yamaha DSP2 Amp and B&W surround speakers. Now they dance to both audio and DvD. I played Harry Potter 3 on old system then on new. The difference is mind blowing! Then put on a classical cd and sit back and wonder what you have been missing. ...
...systems and would melt to hear what this system can deliver. Hey buttons are small it needs a bit of time to warm, up and do not rely on display for info but put your favourite DVd or CD on and sit back and enjoy. You will not be dissapointed!!. ... Read review

Advantages: Good picture quality
Disadvantages: Flimsey remote

...on movies but with the Denon the voices are very clear and unmuffled. Bass clarity is also very good and the mid's to highs are also clear. It is also very good for playing normal music CD's which is a bonus as you won't necessarily have to splash out for a separate CD player. The Denon is also compatible with a wide variety of discs, something which cheaper units struggle with. It will play -R/RW recordable DVD and CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG files and ...
...offers a very intuative on-screen set-up menu which is easily navigated using the remote. The range of settings isn't overwhelming but it is sufficient. After all what do you expect at this price? If you want everything then you'll either end up paying for it or you'll buy a piece of kit that suffers on component quality. The rear panel offers all the usual connectors, scart, HD, S-video, digital (optical and coaxial), audio L & R for CD's, component ... Read review

Advantages: Deneon
Disadvantages: Samsung

...kHz Audio DACs (4xPCM-1791) DENON Link, HDMI 1.1 Multichannel Digital Audio Output Silicon Optix Reon chip for de-interlacer and scaler Complete 10 bit video processing Scaler (480/576p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p) DENON Pixel Image Correction (10 bit) Dual Discrete Video Circuit with 12 bit/216 MHz Video DACs Support for PC resolutions (VGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA) More adjustments: Pixel cropping on/off, H+V position (HDMI) DivX 6 playback Improved GUI RS-232C ...
...(WxHxD): 434 x 102 x 386 mm Net Weight: 7.6 kg ~~ In the Box ~~ Denon DVD-2930 player x 1 Remote Control x 1 1.5m Audio/Video cable x 1 1.5m Denon Link cable x 1 User manual Price £470 at www.purelygadgets.co.uk ... Read review

Advantages: as good as blu-ray , extreamly cheap , bargins to be had everywhere
Disadvantages: no longer supported format

..., with the announcement that Toshiba is to withdraw from the hd race for the next format it leaves hd-dvd players in a very poor position in the market place , however do not let this put you off , there is already a great library off hd-dvd discs out there and as there is no region coding on the discs ,this means you can order via eBay direct from use for even more titles , of course the likelihood of new movies coming out on this format are very ...
...and the latest firmware via Toshiba brings it right unto date with picture and sound , if your savvy you can get one of these and a collection of discs for a fraction of the price of a blu-ray player and start enjoying high definition discs , the money you save get be put to one side to but a blu-ray / ps3 when they inevitably come down in price later this year ... Read review