DVD players

musicismylife78

I need to buy my first DVD player. I just always used my laptops DVD player, but now I think it would be wise to buy a physical one.


Are sony's the best ?


I see that some new tv's come with a DVD player built in, is this a good deal? Have you heard anything about those?

Ahnimus

Well, my first Stand-Alone DVD was an Oritron, it died within 6 months. I bought a Samsung, which I am using now and it works ok. The laser in my PS2, a Sony product that plays DVDs, died after a year.

Personally, from now on, I don't go the cheapest route, but I get some middle-of-the-line stuff, it's bound to die eventually.

I'd say Sony is top-brand stuff, but both my PS1 and PS2 have dead lasers in them.

DarkStar

radiohead33 wrote:

I need to buy my first DVD player. I just always used my laptops DVD player, but now I think it would be wise to buy a physical one.


Are sony's the best ?


I see that some new tv's come with a DVD player built in, is this a good deal? Have you heard anything about those?

my first dvd player was a sony...but it broke. then i got a panasonic...and it broke...then a pioneer and it too broke. i have a denon now. the sony, panasonic, and pioneer were great players until they broke. my suggestion would be to do some research on the net about which players have known problems and avoid those. try browsing around the forum below for an idea of what's current and a what to consider/not consider.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=18

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libragirl

I have a apex that Ive had for about 5 years..it was so cheap. If it breaks Im gonna just go out an buy a new one..it doesn't owe me anything.

mca47

I think I own probably 5 or so DVD players and I've never had one break.

My advice would be to purchase a well known brand but not the top of the line unit. Avoid the lesser known brands and by all means *sorry for the caps, but this is important* DO NOT BUY A BUILT IN DVD PLAYER!!! If that player dies or breaks you have to get the whole thing fixed and fixing built in players is very expensive!

I'm not sure what your budget is, but if you have the $ and a HDTV I would recommend getting a Blu-ray player. Plays Blu-ray plus upconverts all standard DVDs to near-HD quality. My PS3 is central movie player now. Looks incredible!

Pearls&Stones

libragirl wrote:

I have a apex that Ive had for about 5 years..it was so cheap. If it breaks Im gonna just go out an buy a new one..it doesn't owe me anything.

One of the DVD players I own is an APEX. It really isn't a bad machine, especially for the price. But, I have at least a few DVDs (legit ones, not bootlegs mind you) that just won't play on it. That is my only gripe.

I bought a Zenith in 2000 and played a million DVDs on it, and it still runs to this day. Honestly, I wouldn't put this much thought into it. You can get them for under $30 nowadays

Pegasus

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers
and check if it can be made multi-region..always handy

Blackeyedangel

If you've waited this long to buy a DVD player you may as well skip it completely and look towards getting an HD-DVD or Blu-ray Player.

Blackeyedangel

But if you have to get a DVD player you might as well get one that's a recorder too though.

LikeAnOcean

Sony's are good. I won't buy anything but Sony as far as DVD players go. The only problem is their load times are VERY slow, BUT they can read just about anything.

When I decided to get a progressive player, I went with a Toshiba, but the thing broke with in the first few days of owning it. Went back to Sony and after 9 years of owning DVD players, never had a Sony break.

Indian Summer

I'm with LikeanOcean, All Sony! I have a Sony 400 Disc DVD changer hoooked up to a Sony Grand Wega.....never had problems with either. Had the DVD changer for about 4 years now, and it has a switch for progressive play.

DS1119

I would suggest a SOny PS3.