entry level dvd player

[ovlucero]

Im planning to buy one as a gift... I previously read a thread about this topic but I can't seem to find it...thanks

[Smokey]

DVD players ratings are from their overall score in term of how they handle film and video materials, with minimum distortion and artifacts (full link at bottom).

1. Toshiba - SD-3960 $69
2. Daewoo - DVN-8100N $69
3. Coby - DVD-515 $59
4. CyberHome - CH-DVD300S $39
5. Terapin - TT-2600DVD $69
6. Vivo Vision - DVDP-1500 $46
7. Sanyo - DWM-400 $59
8. Philips - DVP-642 $79
9. Magnavox - MDV458 $59

10. Sony - DVP-NS575P $89
11. JVC - XV-N44SL $79
12. Panasonic - DVD-S27 $79
13. RCA - DRC232N $89
14. Kenwood - DVF-3080-S $119
15. Zenith - DVB-412 $59
16. KLH - SVP500 $54
17. Liteon - LVW-5001 $206


http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=119

[dinon]

Bestbuy sell the Toshiba - SD-3960 for $49.99 now. very good deal. I just took one home. It handles the bad or error dvd very good.

[ovlucero]

quite a bargain..well then, i guess i'll have to go with the toshiba...
thanks sir smokey / dinon!

[cjtalbot]

My dad wanted to get a DVD player, and I remembered seeing this list before in another post. "Budget DVD Shoot Out" or something like that. Great list.

So I ended up getting him the CyberHome - CH-DVD300S for $35 delivered off of Amazon.

It looks like this DVD player can also player Euro DVDs, as well as American (sorry, I'm not remembering the details of the formats..PAL and NTNS or something like that.)

I may end up trying one myself at that price and than order some of the British disc Ali G's.

Booya!~

[Smokey]

I bought Toshiba SD-3960 a while back (before the report came out) and paid full price for it. But after seeing that list, never regretted it. A very solid video performer, and audio is not to shabby either :)