What's behind cost difference in DVD players?

[woodman]

On the DVD players that were say manufactured this year, would you say that there is any difference in sound quality both for DVD's and CD's for say example a top of the line player and a $40 cheapo player, an average priced player and a top of the line player, and an average player and a $40 cheapo player, if played through the same speakers and receivers?

There's a DVD player on the market for $40? Is it made of genuine cardboard, rubber bands and spit?

Let's not get carried away with ridiculous price comparisons, but ...

... of course, there can be and probably will be performance differences between products at different price levels. The question must be however, are the performance differences "worth" anywhere near the difference in price? IMO, the answer to that one would have to be a big, fat NO. For anyone contemplating spending 100% to 500% to 1000% more for a product in order to get a 1% gain in performance, I'd say they're in dire need of some lessons in "value evaluation".

[IsmaVA]

There's a DVD player on the market for $40? Is it made of genuine cardboard, rubber bands and spit?

Let's not get carried away with ridiculous price comparisons, but ...

... of course, there can be and probably will be performance differences between products at different price levels. The question must be however, are the performance differences "worth" anywhere near the difference in price? IMO, the answer to that one would have to be a big, fat NO. For anyone contemplating spending 100% to 500% to 1000% more for a product in order to get a 1% gain in performance, I'd say they're in dire need of some lessons in "value evaluation".

Wood, Best Buy have several major brand names DVD players for $80.00 or less, including a progressive scan model for $39.99 . . . .

[hershon]

In LA there's a huge store called Frys that sells $35 -$40 DVD players and I'm sure Best Buy has some close to that price as well. Funny thing is defectively made bootleg DVD's will actually play alot better in these cheapo systems then on a good solid DVD player.

There's a DVD player on the market for $40? Is it made of genuine cardboard, rubber bands and spit?

Let's not get carried away with ridiculous price comparisons, but ...

... of course, there can be and probably will be performance differences between products at different price levels. The question must be however, are the performance differences "worth" anywhere near the difference in price? IMO, the answer to that one would have to be a big, fat NO. For anyone contemplating spending 100% to 500% to 1000% more for a product in order to get a 1% gain in performance, I'd say they're in dire need of some lessons in "value evaluation".