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Hi, Guys:

I found out the DVD player is the weakest link in my HT system: M60tis, VP150, SQ8s and Yamaha RX-V2600. I would like to buy a good DVD player around $200-300 range.

Thanks,

I just picked up a Panasonic S97s which has the HDMI plug and is rated very high along with the OPPO DVD and Samsung. LG also makes a high end DVD player but I think the Pani is one of the best available. It is very sleak and nice looking and performs very well.

What DVD player do you have now (year and make, please).

I really don't think that your DVD player is going to make much of a difference if it was purchased fairly recently.

Assuming you go digital for sound and let your receiver do the decoding, you can take the audio issues out of the equation.

Next, depending on your TV and its age, DVD players these days are pretty much uniformly good at rendering progressive pictures. Assuming you don't buy a $19.99 no-name brand bargain basement player, you're going to get a good decoder that will display a nicely sharp picture. Differences start to show up as faster load time, faster speed on layer changes, other functionality features, etc. As far as basic picture goes, most models in the $100 range will perform just as well as those in the $300 range. HDMI and DVI hook-ups will likely change the above analysis, as will DVD players that upconvert. But for a basi player with component outputs and progressive scan capability, I woudl feel comfortable recommending anything from a company with a recognizable name (in electronics) for about $100.

Thank, guys. I have a Sony DVD player (NP50 somthing) i bought 3 year back. It was around $90 that time from Bestbuy. What i want is a DVD player which can play DVD-A and SACD. I found that Denon DVD-1920 meets all my needs. I am wondering if you guys could recommend other similiar price range DVD player with the ability of playing SACD and DVD-A.

Thanks again,

denon makes some of the best dvd players period, when i buy a single disk dvd player, i will be buying a denon...

I second the Panny S97S, to me it had a better picture than some of the Denon's costing much more.

If you're into SACD, etc., then you should probably disregard my above post. I really know nothing about that area. But, if you're just going for a stand alone, one function device that plays DVDs, its hard to go wrong with a known brand model.

I bought the OPPO and have been quite pleased with it.

I have an old Panasonic, which is in storage, a Pioneer 563A and a Denon DVD 2900 which doesn't work so well. Of the 3, the Panasonic has the best picture quality, but wont play anything burnt. I'm using the Pioneer at the moment, but wish it was the broken player.

I too have the Panny S97 and love it. Look at the features, if it has what you need/want, it is solid and provides a great picture and clear sound. Well worth the money.