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What's the best DVD Audio/vidio player under 500?
#20672 09/24/03 04:31 AM
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I've just hooked up my new M60's,EP150,QS8's and EP175. They all sound fantastic but now I need a great DVD player that will also do DVD Audio and I'd like to limit my purchase to under $500. I've been looking at the Denon DVD-1600 and it seems that it will fill the bill nicely but I also see a "new" model, the DVD-1200 which has a few more features but there doesn't seem to be any real reviews. PLEASE HELP a DVD newbie if you can advise me! PS, While I've been looking at the Denon line, I'm not limiting myself to that brand only.

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#20673 09/24/03 12:34 PM
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bought a mits dd8040 a few wekks ago to replace an older panny. while initialization (sp) is a tad slower, performance seems to be fine. now i'm saving for cables, after i pay card bill for cd & dvd player, to wire the 6 outputs into the rxv1300 for the dvd-a's.
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#20674 09/24/03 12:46 PM
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I recently faced the same decision, compounded by my desire to have SACD playback as well. While I was willing to pay quite a bit more, I ultimately chose the absurdly inexpensive (less than US$180) Pioneer DV-563A, a universal player with modest on-board bass management and (according to others with better TVs) excellent video playback (no chroma bug, for example). Why this choice? I simply decided that technological developments were moving so fast that I would almost certainly want to upgrade within the next few years (say, to a hypothetical player with digital DVD-A/SACD outs), so why spend a lot of money now? Anyway, if you're interested in the Pioneer, there is a long, long thread on the HTF forum dissecting all of its strengths and weaknesses.

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#20675 09/24/03 02:29 PM
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I've been happy with my JVC XV-FA900BK. It's a 7-disc DVD-A/V changer. It does not do bass management or play SACDs, but is available for less than $170.

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#20676 09/25/03 06:19 AM
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I am very happy with my Toshiba SD-4800, <$200 US. As for the cables...BestBuyAudioVideo.com 3m coax cables= $3 US, 6X$3=18. + shipping

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I am very happy with my Toshiba SD-4800, <$200 US. As for the cables...BestBuyAudioVideo.com 1m coax cables= $3 US, 6X$3=18. + shipping

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...I suppose the stop button isnt working tonight...oops

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#20679 09/25/03 09:55 PM
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Most Audiophiles/Viedophiles consider the Denon 1600 to be one of the best players ever. It is supposed to have amazing picture quality as well as very good sound. Even though the 1200 sounds the same in its specs, it is not, the components are actually not as good. If you can get the 1600 for a good price (It is hard to find) and you do not care about SACD, then I would say that is your best bet.
Denon does have the 2200, which does do SACD but it does not quite have the amazing picture of the 1600. But it still has really good picture, just not quite as good as the 1600. And it costs almost twice as much.

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#20680 09/26/03 04:50 AM
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I'm looking for a player that does not have the chroma bug and has superior video quality while also doing super audio and dvd audio.... I'm willing to go as high as about 600 bucks. Any suggestions? I have 7 super audio cd's (Billy Joel rocks) right now and nothing to play them on!

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#20681 09/26/03 05:28 AM
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My thanks to all who have taken the time to reply to my ?.
1) Rob, I agree with you that it's still very early in the DVD-A vrs SACD war and your solution would be fine for awhile but then I'd end up investing again in a year or two which will be a hard sell to my wife... So, I believe what Snippy said is true based on the build quality of Denon products. I've scanned the web and have found the DVD-1600 for around $330 US. As for Folgersinmycup, hey, the Denon DVD-2200 sounds like your cup-o-tea!

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