Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Need help choosing an upscaling 5 disc DVD player

I know an upscaling carousel DVD player isn't everyone's cup of tea but purely for ease of use (accessibility) it's become apparent that I need one. Long story short, my previous SD DVD player which was a five disc carousel was perfect because I could get someone to load five DVDs in and watch which ever one I wanted at my leisure, but now that I have my single disc Samsung it is proving to be a hassle because I can't just throw a disc in if it's not the one I want.

That said, I've done some looking around and it seems like the Denon DVM-2845CI here looks like it would be my best bet as far as performance goes and I also found these players at Amazon. I will be purchasing the Oppo BDP-83 when it becomes available, so Blu-ray isn't an issue. I know the Denon is expensive, and both units together will cost me over $1000, but that's the nature of the beast.

Sorry for the long message, but I thought a little background would help understand my reasoning.

Any info would be greatly appreciated because I'm out of the loop when it comes to technology in players i.e. processing chips etc.

Thank you very much guys.

I have a Yamaha DVD-C750, which is a universal DVD changer. I don't think it does upscaling, but the C950 does. (if either is even still on the market.) It's a decent unit, but I'm unhappy with a few things; namely that the resume play feature is fairly iffy, the shuffle is seriously questionable, and the fastforward/rewind controls are a joke.

a) Resume play: you have to hit it at the exact correct time in order to get it to work. Too late, and the restore point is gone.
b) Shuffle-CD only (no DVD-A or SACD) and it switches disks every time-1, random song, 2, random song, 3, random song etc.
c) You have to hold down the appropriate skip chapter button in order to get ff/rewind to work. I have not found a workaround, even with a universal remote.

Since it doesn't sound like you're looking for a universal player, you're going to have better luck than I.

First, I resent you calling your post long. If that is long, I'm near banned for some of the unsupported articles I post. That said, if you are going to be getting a BR player for those critical viewings, and one main goal is reducing trips to the player, have you considered one of those Sony Mega-Changers? I think they have 300 disk DVD players. Not sure on the scaling, but that would free you from the 5 disk rotation, and let you pull from the entire library. Just a thought, and you might have to go garage shopping on the net to find one, but your situation seems perfect for that.

Otherwise, in Denon i trust. It may be expensive but you know what you are getting.

I was wondering about one of those mega-changers as well, but I have no idea if the PQ is any good?

Well, Sony aint my cup of tea, but if I'm buying Sony, its on the video aisle. I don't know that I have seen an upscaler, but I know Best Buy has a mega changer on clearance here. I'm curious if a used external upscaler plus the changer would equal the Denon 5 disk changer? i would prefer that over the 5, and since he has BR for those big nights, its not like he needs the best upscaler on the market.

Never mind, it does upscale, at least to 1080i. Cam, I'd get this for under $300 and never wait for another update to the 5. Cam's Mega SONY

I have looked at those Sony changers but the reviews aren't very favorable. Zimm, you are absolutely spot on with ease of use as I have their 300 disc CD carousel.

I've been searching the net for a couple hours today and I'm finding that professional reviews are virtually nonexistent.

Ken, I checked out that Yamaha you recommended and as far as I can see it upscales to 1080I, and the Denon upscales to 1080P; I don't know how much of a difference that makes.

The Sony 400 disc MegaChanger was my first thought, nice units ... I've had a couple of their 300 disc CD MrgaChangers for several years and am happy with them, 'cept that they are a little too sensitive with the least imperfections on a disc, the DVD players will probably be better.

I'm thinking maybe Tom (Tomtuttle) may have a couple of the 400 disc changers?

I think he does. I had two also, until I sold them and ripped everything to a hard drive.

Cam, as has already been suggested, you should consider the Sony megachangers rather than a 5-disc player. I wouldn't be without the convenience of my megachangers and this factor would be even more important to you.

Well, I'm going to take your guys advice and buy the Sony DVP-CX995V suggested. I went through the official thread for the player on AVS forum and people seem to be happy with the picture quality. I found it here for around $400 Canadian including shipping, hopefully I don't get hit with too much duties and taxes.

Edit- I think I'm going to take some time tomorrow to shop around and look for a better price online although I don't think I'll find one; shipping for the unit is killer at $80. Future shop sells it for $500+ taxes, so hopefully I don't get charged with that much in duties etc.