Juke Nibi!
I'm planning on purchasing a new DVD (not blue ray!), and there are all kinds of price ranges and features. I have a somewhat high end receiver, an Onkyo tx-sr876, with top of the line features.
What I want to know is how 'cheap' is too cheap on a DVD player... What should I look for? Obviously I want the best picture/audio quality to be sent to the receiver and from there to the speakers and tv monitor.
Is it worth or not buying a high end DVD player of $400 when the processing will be done by the receiver? Will a cheap-ish DVD ruin the quality? Any guidance will be appreciated... :)
For the record, I'm looking into an Oppo DV-980H or DV-981HD or a Sony BDP-S550
I know the BDP from sony is blue ray... sorry.
Answer
Upconverting done by any Receiver is rarely going to be as good as that done by a good Upconverting DVD Player. I would recommend the Oppo, they are truly great units. Let your receiver pass the 1080P signal through and do what it does best, make the movie sound great.
Upconverting done by any Receiver is rarely going to be as good as that done by a good Upconverting DVD Player. I would recommend the Oppo, they are truly great units. Let your receiver pass the 1080P signal through and do what it does best, make the movie sound great.
PC HD vs HD upscaling DVD player?
Nyx
Hiya,
I have a 8800GTS graphics card (HD) connected to my HD TV using a DVI to HDMI cable. I also have a HD upscaling DVD player connected using HDMI. Would there be any difference in the playback quality of the DVD? Do I still need the DVD player?
Sound quality is better though the PC.
Answer
It depends. Which one gives the better output picture. Older models of upscaling DVD player tend to give poorer upscaling results than newer models, but this is not always the case. In your eyes, which gives the better picture? Remember that you can upgrade the computers decoding software to get a better picture.
As the PC sound quality is better, unless the output picture is noticeably poorer, I would use the PC for upscaled DVD output, unless you have a need to quickly load and play a DVD (For instance if the PC takes a while to boot up).
It depends. Which one gives the better output picture. Older models of upscaling DVD player tend to give poorer upscaling results than newer models, but this is not always the case. In your eyes, which gives the better picture? Remember that you can upgrade the computers decoding software to get a better picture.
As the PC sound quality is better, unless the output picture is noticeably poorer, I would use the PC for upscaled DVD output, unless you have a need to quickly load and play a DVD (For instance if the PC takes a while to boot up).
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