Posted by Bill's News on 10/02/06 02:55

Alotta Fagina wrote:
> Looking for a player that's as "universal" as possible. Have it
> about down to one of the Oppos (971 or 970) or the Samsung 960.
> Obviously the FEATURES can be found in ads and on websites; I'm
> looking for comments on the quality and operation of the players -
> anyone compared these? tia

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=all&type=DVD+Player&manufacturer=68&maxprice=0&deInt=0&mpeg=0

Many posters feel that the 970 has better scaling than the 971. Never
having seen both - but owning a 970, I can say that this is the best
player of the half dozen I've owned when scaling xvid or DVD to a
1080p monitor.

The cited article addresses the issues between them.

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