Helping finding a good DVD player..

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited May 2005 in Electronics
Ok fellers. I need a good DVD player with the following:

1. Progressive Scan
2. Digital COAX audio output (must be COAX)
3. $225 and under

What's my best choices, Video quality being the number one priority....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2005
    I really like the Denon players.

    If you can snag a Denon 1600, that would be really good. I've got the 910 and it's beautiful, better than the 1910 IMO and according to test results I've seen...although the 1910 should still be a great unit for your needs and will be easier to find...

    I assume you're aware of the Secrets reviews?

    http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=all&type=&manufacturer=0&maxprice=0&deInt=0&mpeg=0

    That's not necessarily the final word on DVD players, but it's a good resource...

    Thanks
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2005
    I second the Denons. I have a 1910 and will vouch for it's excellent PQ and overall quality.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2005
    Whats Audio Advisor got on sale?

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2005
    Great, thanks fellas--The Denon never even entered my mind. Time to surf....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2005
    The only thing I really see at AA is THIS

    I don't know anything about that player, but it's in your range.

    There are a few 910s on Ebay right now... I know you won't be using this, but the 910 also has very good CD playback...video is the best I've seen yet...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited May 2005
    If you're a stickler for PQ, then Denon is a must.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2005
    Russman's messin with me. Ebay? I'm there thanks dude...
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited May 2005
    can't beat a denon for the money. Period. New or used.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited May 2005
    Steve,
    A 1600 just went up in the Flea Mkt for just over your price...

    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=297408#post297408
    More later,
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2005
    and another on Ebay, in case you can't snag the one on here...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67824&item=5772768809&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2005
    Cool, thanks everyone. The 910/1910 looks to be a heck of a deal.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited May 2005
    For any of the new Denons, don't forget to check out Ultimate Electronics. Their prices at the soon to be closing stores should of dropped by now.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2005
    k. thanks buddy.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,878
    edited May 2005
    Steve,
    Although the Denon 1600 was a great player based on a popular Panasonic design, it is a slugish player and it is notorious for having a problem with the spindle motor that usually requires a repair. Buying one used is a slight gamble. The newer models are a good bet though.

    I second a referal to the Secrets Benchmarks. They are one of the few places that objectivly looks at the video quality of progressive players. There are so many DVD players out there that generate garbage on their progressive outputs.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by billbillw
    Steve,
    Although the Denon 1600 was a great player based on a popular Panasonic design, it is a slugish player and it is notorious for having a problem with the spindle motor that usually requires a repair. Buying one used is a slight gamble. The newer models are a good bet though.

    I second a referal to the Secrets Benchmarks. They are one of the few places that objectivly looks at the video quality of progressive players. There are so many DVD players out there that generate garbage on their progressive outputs.
    and yet that Benchmark has the DVD 1600 ranked in the top ten or so...a perfect example of why that review alone doesn't tell half the picture.

    If you hadn't said anything about the 1600, I would have no clue, and it's ranked well above the 910, which is in turn ranked above the 1910 in that review...
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,878
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by Polkmaniac
    and yet that Benchmark has the DVD 1600 ranked in the top ten or so...a perfect example of why that review alone doesn't tell half the picture.

    If you hadn't said anything about the 1600, I would have no clue, and it's ranked well above the 910, which is in turn ranked above the 1910 in that review...

    The Benchmarks looks at speed, but they have no way of knowing if updated firmware improve on the original score or if reliability is a long term issue.

    Like I said, the 1600 is a great player and it may be worth buying used, if you are willing to accept that it may need service at some point. I looked at buying one that the owner admitted had the spindle problem. I called a local Denon service center and it was going to be about $100 to fix the spindle motor. I would have bought it if the price were better, but the auction ended up going for a couple hundred. I personally think the one in the Flea Market is priced about $75 too high. He thinks it might be under warranty, but I highly doubt it. Denon DVD players only have 1y warr. (unless he bought extended)
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