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Anyone know if there are any benefits to watching DVD's on a Pioneer 578 vs a Panasonic RP62. Is there a good place that would have reviews of both with ratings to see which does better? This is part of my determining if I want to keep the 578 I just got.
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Secrets of Home Theater has very good comparisons of DVD players. The Panasonic RP62 is a great DVD player. I believe it has the Faroudja chip. I had one, or it was an RP26, can't remember. It was great. Excellent picture quality. Best low cost DVD Player, IMO? Sony DVP NS685
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I gotta agree 2X6. I have the Sony DVP 755V which is essentially the same as the 685, just single disc instead of 5 disc changer and the PQ is great not to mention the SACD playback is pretty good as well. Not too thrilled about the redbook playback though.
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The Panasonic RP62 is a great DVD player. I believe it has the Faroudja chip.
The RP62 uses the Genesis FLI2200 chip which by all accounts is a great one. Some prefer the Faroudja or Silicon Image over it but none the less it's still a good one. Unless I'm mistaken I don't think Panasonic has ever used Faroudja.
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RP56, not 26, I had one of those, it had the Faroudja chip, so did the RP62.
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Actually, no it didn't but it's late I don't feel like arguing! lol
Panasonic - DVD-RP62 Deinterlacer Maker: Genesis
Deinterlacer Model: FLI2200
Panasonic - DVD-RP56 Deinterlacer Maker: Genesis
Deinterlacer Model: FLI2200
and the best of them all, the Panasonic - DVD-RP82 and once again you guessed it Deinterlacer Maker: Genesis, Deinterlacer Model: FLI2200. Like I said, to my knowledge Panasonic has never used Faroudja.
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That's what I seemed to remember about the Panasonic as well as was one of the reasons I picked it to start with. How about the Pioneer, which I am thinking of using instead so that I can SACD? What chip does it use? I assume it is not as good as the one the Panasonic uses.
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What does Phillips use? I have the 795SA.
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In reply to:
How about the Pioneer
If your talking about the 578a, it uses a Media Tech chip. The deinterlacer is average at best but it's still a decent player.
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What does Phillips use? I have the 795SA.
Bray, for the last few years Phillips has been using Faroudja. Yours actually runs the older Faroudja FLI-2301. It's been around for a bit but it's still a great little chip.
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