the best home dvd player

liquidmotion · 25th January 2002, 20:33

which is the best home dvd player? i want to get one, but have no knowledge of these things.

preferably trendy/techie looking, and under $300

cya

rm' · 25th January 2002, 20:41

I have a Sony somethingoranother. I'm very happy with it. It plays discs that other machines won't. For example, my Hannibal DVD is scratched right to hell... you can see great big gashes all over it. The Toshiba DVD Rom on my dad's laptop won't even recognize it as a disc. The Sony, on the other hand, can at least play bits an pieces. You can still watch the movie, if you don't mind it pausing every 3-10 seconds. And I also have a warped audio cd that won't play on any machine in the house. Runs fine on the Sony. And it'd be under $300 USD, too.

liquidmotion · 25th January 2002, 20:42

also i'd like mp3 playback, screensaver, etc

progressive scan...

rm' · 25th January 2002, 20:43

Has two of the three (no mp3 playback).

liquidmotion · 25th January 2002, 20:44

what does the screensaver look like?

http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns700p.shtml

go there and choose which yours is, and let me know!

rm' · 25th January 2002, 20:47

http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns300b.shtml

The screensaver is a little colored solarized Sony logo that randomly pops up on the screen.

Note that my model DOES NOT have CDR/RW support. I rarely make VCDs, and never make audio cds (I have an mp3 cd player), so that's no an issue for me, but it might for you. The model one up the list does, but it's $50 more.

liquidmotion · 25th January 2002, 20:54

http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns700p.shtml

i was thinking that one

stttafffy · 25th January 2002, 20:57

my 300$$ (us) playstation 2 plays dvd's better than my pooter. get one!!!!

rm' · 25th January 2002, 21:00

I've noticed that DVD ROM only looks good on laptops.

liquidmotion · 25th January 2002, 21:01

might be the LCD screen RM.

a ps2 might be the way to go...

rm' · 25th January 2002, 21:03

Not only that, they are usually fixed aspect ratio. When you get crazy resolutions like 1152x864 on a desktop, the picture tends to go squirrly.

25th January 2002, 20:33	#1
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25th January 2002, 20:42	#3
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	also i'd like mp3 playback, screensaver, etc progressive scan... For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

25th January 2002, 20:44	#5
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	what does the screensaver look like? http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns700p.shtml go there and choose which yours is, and let me know! For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

25th January 2002, 20:54	#7
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns700p.shtml i was thinking that one For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

25th January 2002, 20:57	#8
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	my 300$$ (us) playstation 2 plays dvd's better than my pooter. get one!!!! In space no one can hear you scream.

25th January 2002, 20:41	#2
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	I have a Sony somethingoranother. I'm very happy with it. It plays discs that other machines won't. For example, my Hannibal DVD is scratched right to hell... you can see great big gashes all over it. The Toshiba DVD Rom on my dad's laptop won't even recognize it as a disc. The Sony, on the other hand, can at least play bits an pieces. You can still watch the movie, if you don't mind it pausing every 3-10 seconds. And I also have a warped audio cd that won't play on any machine in the house. Runs fine on the Sony. And it'd be under $300 USD, too.

25th January 2002, 20:43	#4
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Has two of the three (no mp3 playback).

25th January 2002, 20:47	#6
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer...p-ns300b.shtml The screensaver is a little colored solarized Sony logo that randomly pops up on the screen. Note that my model DOES NOT have CDR/RW support. I rarely make VCDs, and never make audio cds (I have an mp3 cd player), so that's no an issue for me, but it might for you. The model one up the list does, but it's $50 more.

25th January 2002, 21:00	#9
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	I've noticed that DVD ROM only looks good on laptops.

25th January 2002, 21:01	#10
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	might be the LCD screen RM. a ps2 might be the way to go... For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

25th January 2002, 21:03	#11
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Not only that, they are usually fixed aspect ratio. When you get crazy resolutions like 1152x864 on a desktop, the picture tends to go squirrly.

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