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Posted by Biz on 09/27/48 11:27
Try to demo the Pioneer DV-588 universal player, it supports properly
encoded DivX/XviD/MPEG4, WMA, and mp3 as well as being a fantastic budget
minded SACD/DVD-A player..
"BD" <bobby_dread@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127414302.138956.279020@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hey, all.
>
> I've been a buyer of Toshiba DVD players for years; I really prefer
> their image quality.
>
> But, the player I have does not play all disk formats, nor MPEG2/AVI
> files. For compatibility, I have the Phillips 642.
>
> My 'benchmark' for video quality is one particular scene from one
> particular movie: the scene in Fifth Element where Leeloo first wakes
> up in her 'regeneration chamber'. There's one shot from the inside of
> the chamber, showing the curved surfaces of the end of the chamber. On
> my Phillips, it's all pixel-y and jaggy; on the Toshiba it's perfectly
> smooth.
>
> Cabling doesn't help - I tried the same set of component cables on both
> players, and the difference is still dramatic on my 52" TV.
>
> So: is there a good quality AND versatile player out there, which will
> handle all the new file formats like XVID and DIVX, and still produce a
> picture on par with the Toshiba?
>
> Oh - and my current Toshiba cost me $150; the Phillips was $60. I don't
> want to break the bank here. ;-)
>
> Thanks for any opinions!
>
> BD
>
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