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Posted by Deke on 01/15/06 19:09
"Ron" <rcain3@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ybOxf.10492$SD1.4413@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> The Philips DVP 642 has a very harsh picture. But some people overlook
that
> to get its ability to play just about anything on digital discs.
>
> The Sanyo DWM 450 has a nice picture. But the error correction is very
poor.
> I went through two of them and both were the same. Too bad, because it has
> the foul language filter feature that some parents find useful.
>
> I expected the Sony DVP NS 50P to have a great picture with its 12 bit
video
> dac, but no. It's very slow to load up the disc, then it gives you a very
> soft picture.
>
> After going through all of the above and more from other stores, I was
about
> to give up. But somebody on a dvd forum mentioned the Magnavox MWD 200F
had
> a decent picture.
>
> Wish I could remember who it was, so I could thank them. It turned out to
be
> a decent, watchable machine for about $34 at Wally World. And the error
> correction is super! It plays a Futurama disc with factory defects that
made
> a Pioneer 285 choke up and finally quit.
>
> The Magnavox is great except for two things. No physical display on the
> actual machine. But you can punch it up on your tv with the handy little
> remote. The second not-so-great is no progressive scan.
> But it does have S-video out and the picture is nice and sharp. And the
> audio isn't bad either, come to think of it.
>
> Good luck,
> -ron
>
Good choice, even if Magnavox is a name owned by Phillips. The Apex would
have been a good choice also,
I especially like the gamma correction and brightness adjustment available
on the Apex. I hate the remote tho (big fingers, tiny buttons)) These
days, I'm almost of the mind that buying cheap aint a bad idea, cause it
will probably be obsolete next year. (blu-ray)
PS...Remember...Sony is a four letter word.
Peace
Deke
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