Which dvd player should i buy?

[jakebot]

Which dvd player should i get? the Pioneer DV-420V-K or Pioneer DV-410V-K or the Samsung DVD-1080P9 i have a 32" y20p Samsung LCD TV if that matters. Thanks in advanced

 

[njedpx3]

Which dvd player should i get? the Pioneer DV-420V-K or Pioneer DV-410V-K or the Samsung DVD-1080P9 i have a 32" y20p Samsung LCD TV if that matters. Thanks in advanced

Are you limited to just the three you mention above?

I recently have purchased two BD players and have been pleased with both.

The first was a LG BD390 that has wireless Internet streaming from CinemaNow, Netflix and YouTube. It cost me $249
http://www.lge.com/us/tv-audio-video/video/LG-blu-ray-dvd-player-BD390.jsp

The other BD was a Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ Player BDP-BX2 from Sam's for $128.86 ( the only negative is that you can not remotely open and close the DVD drawer). It has lots of BD options and adjustments. I had originally palnned on getting the Samsung BD-P1600 players, but there are many that quit working when the firmware was upgraded to 2.1

The two Pioneer and Samsung players you are looking at will not play BD, only DVD and cost almost as much as the Sony BDP-BX2. For the flexibility it offers and future prooofing I would get the Sony.

I am sorry if I did not answer your reqest directly.

Good Luck and Good Sound,

Forest Man

 

[pzaur]

I've always had good luck with Panasonic products. I have not tried this or any other blu ray player since I do not own one.

Panasonic BD60

I would be looking at an inexpensive blu-ray player over a regular DVD player.

-pat

 

[j_garcia]

+1 for the BD-60. There is no real reason to buy a SD DVD player anymore.

 

[edmcanuck]

Oppo BDP-80

The days of buying a plain old DVD player are past.

 

[pzaur]

Oppo BDP-80

The days of buying a plain old DVD player are past.

The price on the Oppo is considerably higher than the DVD players the OP asked about. I do agree that the Oppo is an excellent choice. Much more expensive than the $120ish Panasonic.

-pat

 

[jakebot]

The reason i'm asking about a dvd player is because that's what i want. Basically i'm looking for one that has 1080p upconversion, plays divx video, has a usb port so i can play videos off of a flash drive. if you know of a blu ray player that does all that and is < $100 i'm all ears. and besides i'm going to eventually be getting a PS3 anyway.

 

[Seth=L]

You know what you call what jakebot just did to everyone that posted in this thread?

FACE!

I'd probably just whatever is the least expensive for now. The PS3 and virtually any Blu-ray player will traunce these upscaling DVD players for DVD playback, so why spend extra for a nice one when you are going to get a PS3 soon anyway.

 

[jakebot]

the upconversion of a blu ray player is better than a dvd player upconversion?

 

[bandphan]

the upconversion of a blu ray player is better than a dvd player upconversion?

whats your display, as most are better at converting?

 

[Seth=L]

the upconversion of a blu ray player is better than a dvd player upconversion?

This is usually the case. They simply have better hardware. Panasonic Blu-ray players are particularly good for this on the Dollar. If they didn't play Blu-rays they'd still be a good deal at $120 for just upscaling DVDs. The PS3 does an excellent job as well. For a while there it was ranked with the best of upscaling players just missing the HQV benchmark by a few points, very impressive at the time considering it performed as well as a similarly priced Oppo DVD only player.

 

[jakebot]

whats your display, as most are better at converting?

Samsung LN32B360. I didn't realize BluRay players upconverted so now i'm looking for one that will play divx dvd or bluray's and offers netflix for < $150 the closest i have found is http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5398166&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

 

[bandphan]

Samsung LN32B360. I didn't realize BluRay players upconverted so now i'm looking for one that will play divx dvd or bluray's and offers netflix for < $150 the closest i have found is http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5398166&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

your not going to find a DVD that upconverts better than your display. Just find the DVD that has your formats and send each native to your display.

 

[njedpx3]

Panasonic Customer Support is poor!

I've always had good luck with Panasonic products. I have not tried this or any other blu ray player since I do not own one.

Panasonic BD60

I would be looking at an inexpensive blu-ray player over a regular DVD player.

-pat

I had a Panasonic BD30 for about 18 months. It was slow loading, but it worked pretty well. Then the BD quit working , first sporadically, then altogether; "it would say it couldn't read disc". It would still play regular DVDs and audio CDs, but alas not BDs.

I called and wrote Panasonic Customer Support and they were completely imcompetent. Also, not reading BD I had trouble getting the latest firmware burned. Pansonic sent me the latest firmware and I updated; it did not fix the BD problem. I kept contacting them and explained that I had the latest firmware, but they kept sending me the same firmware ,an additional five(5) times; really ,really imcompetent customer service. Then after a month and a half they finally got the picture. They said I need to send the BD player in an my expense ( about $20) and then it would cost $80-100 to fix. I said not thanks and bought another brand.

I guess Panasonic products are okay ... just hope you don't have any failures.

Good Luck!

Forest Man

 

[njedpx3]

Samsung LN32B360. I didn't realize BluRay players upconverted so now i'm looking for one that will play divx dvd or bluray's and offers netflix for < $150 the closest i have found is http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5398166&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

Be careful, that is the Samsung BD that a lot of people had trouble with it working after they applied the latest firmware upgrade. Sam's club apparently has pulled it off their shelves.

Also it is wireless capable, but you have to buy Samsungs' wireless card for another $140 or have a direct Ethernet connection. That is why i suggested earlier the LG BD390, which has wireless Internemt streaming.. but it costs more ~ $250

Peace and Good luck!

Forest Man