New DVD players shootout from Secret HomeTheater.

[kexodusc]

Gotta admit, that $69 Panny looks like the #1 choice IMO....
Even if you had to buy 3 of them between now and your next upgrade, you'd still be ahead.

[poneal]

Figure a year each that's 3 years use. I just bought a Hitachi for around $70. Plays good and if it last 2 years I'll be happy. By then who knows what will be out.

[kexodusc]

My cheapo universal Toshiba player was around $80 or $90 when I bought it a few months back. It's pretty average on the video side, but the audio side is as good as the Denon and Yamaha units I demoed (and bought for my stereo system).
Funny, of the two players I have, I use the one with poorer video quality as a video player.
Man, I need to consolidate systems and get rid of some speakers.

[Geoffcin]

My cheapo universal Toshiba player was around $80 or $90 when I bought it a few months back. It's pretty average on the video side, but the audio side is as good as the Denon and Yamaha units I demoed (and bought for my stereo system).
Funny, of the two players I have, I use the one with poorer video quality as a video player.
Man, I need to consolidate systems and get rid of some speakers.

We had the same Arcam CD player, and now the same DVD player?

I just dug out my old Toshiba DVD player, the second one of four DVD players I've bought so far (2 are still in action), and the first one I bought that had DTS capability. I'm using it as a dedicated CD player in my office now, and the thing don't sound half bad!

[kexodusc]

We had the same Arcam CD player, and now the same DVD player?

I just dug out my old Toshiba DVD player, the second one of four DVD players I've bought so far (2 are still in action), and the first one I bought that had DTS capability. I'm using it as a dedicated CD player in my office now, and the thing don't sound half bad!

Got to admit, there's a certain charm to disposable electronics. My first 2 players were modestly priced Panasonics. The first was a steal at $300, the next on was $150 or so.
Then the Toshiba and Yamaha (which I use as a 5-disc changing universal player for music)..
Funny, they keep performing better and getting cheaper.

[Smokey]

Got to admit, there's a certain charm to disposable electronics.

It is funny thing about disposable electronic such as DVD player. They either last a long time, or just give up on you and die. Toshiba DVD player ($63) I bought only lasted about 5 months, while the next DVD player I bought ($35) still going strong after about eight months.

I wished Secret Home Theater would have included more DVD players in their latest shoot out (instead of only six). On their last round up, they evaluated 17 DVD players

[HAVIC]

I can't believe this JVC - XV-N420B made the list. It was probably the worst dvd player I ever owned. I had it for about 2 weeks before I returned it. The video and audio were never in sync, it would pause when playing any dvd from my collection that is not scrathed or damaged. I have an $11 norcent dvd player that blew this one away. Maybe I just got a defective one, but someone told me JVC stands for Junk Video Corporation.

However my friend has a different model jvc and recently it will not show a picture on the progeessive inputs.

I would stay away from them, JMO.

Greg