How important is DVD player quality when hooked to receiver?

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.

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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.

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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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Can I hook up a 600 watt DVD player to speakers that belong to a DVD player with lower wattage?

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puppamama

Only onfo I can find on old dvd player specs is: power consumption(dvd unit) = 116 W. If I hook those old speakers up to the new 600W player will is affect the sound quality?

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The wattage is important when you are considering volume. If you turn up a 600 Watt DVD player to a very high volume on 116 Watt speakers you will blow the speakers.

Sound quality, on the other hand, is not related to wattage. While it is normally true that high wattage speakers tend to be higher quality, that is not always true. Great speakers may not always be high wattage speakers.

On another note, 600 Watt DVD players normally put out multiple channels. That is to say that each speaker will receive a separate signal from the DVD player. So most likely your 600 Watts are put out at 100 Watts per channel for six channels. That would cover two rear speakers, two front speakers, a center channel and a sub-woofer. That is the standard surround sound stereo system.

The answer to your question is that there is no reason that you cannot use the old speakers with the new DVD player. If you liked the quality of the sound with the old DVD player and speakers, you will most likely like the new DVD player and old speakers just as much if not more.

Take care,
Troy

Can anyone reccommend a cheap dvd player that gives a good clean sound?

Q. I currently have 2 cheap dvd players - a Yamada GDVD301RP player (£39 from Amazon) and a Goodmans DVD 5501 writer (£65 from Tesco). I want to pipe the sound through a high-end amplifier (Arcam). Unfortunately, the Yamada sound quality is muffled, flat, and lacking any kind of real quality or depth. The Goodmans on the other hand gives a reasonable sound with good tonal qualities - unfortunately, it does not have any form of volume control which I need.
Can anyone reccomend a cheap DVD player (with volume control) that gives a very good quality sound (from Mp3 disks)?

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There's really maybe only one or two (especially if cheap) at best DVD players out there with a volume control unless you get one with a volume control on the headphone output and connect the amp to that output (via Y-stereo adapter). Sound quality will suffer somewhat however.

My recommendation to you is to either use the (if your TV has a variable audio output) TV for volume control, or better yet, get a A/V preamplifier. Unless you can find one on auction, you're going to have to spend more to achieve the results you want. I mean, you have an Arcam amplifier, so why not at least invest in a moderately priced DVD player. I recommend one of the (virtually) universal OPPO models.

H a p p y
L i s t e n i n g !

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I have an older model DVD player with progressive scan.which is the best cable to attach to my HDTV?

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roneilpras

Both the dvd player and tv are Sony brand.The dvd player has component out,RYG out and s video out .which cables should i use for better picture and sound quality.

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The answers listed above are all correct. GO with the component video the S video will not support 480p it only supports up to 480i. You will have either an optical or coaxial digital audio out. You must use this if you want 5.1 surround. If you dont have surround then you can use the left and right (white and red) audio ouputs. These are the ones you will use for your tv. The digital should only go to your Home Theater receiver, if you have one.

is a standard dvd picture/sound improved when played in ps3?

writersblo

the ps3 is equiped with blu-ray and can play standard dvd's thats a well known fact by now. however, does playing a standard dvd in the ps3 improve it in anyway (picture/sound quality), or will it still seem like its being played in a standard dvd player?

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Yes it will noticeably improve the picture quality of your standard dvds. If your PS3 is connected to a HDTV via HDMI it will send up to a 1080p signal, even though regular dvds are only in 480p. When you send your tv a digital signal with the HDMI it's one less digital to analog - analog to digital conversion it has to make.

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