Top Rated DVD Players with Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder (6)

Sony RDR-GX255 Single Tray HDMI DVD Recorder

$119.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: DVD Recorder, Playable Disk Types: CD-RW,DVD-R DL,DVD+R DL,DVD Video,VCD,SVCD,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD Audio,CD (Audio),CD-R, Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only),Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Virtual Surround, Front Panel: Composite Input,S-Video Input,Audio Input,iLINK DV Input

Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD

$415.00 Est. at Amazon

from "HD buff", www.abt.com
i have it connected to my home theater system and it sound awesome.
from www.bestbuy.com
"this toshiba hd-a30 is a great way to add hd picture and sound to your home theater without spending a fortune.
from www.bestbuy.com
the price is great to upgrade to a full 1080p home theater hi-def experience in your home.
from www.amazon.com
i have a new panasonic home theater system with 1080p upconverting dvd player that is connected to the same tv via a $45 sony hdmi cable.
from www.amazon.com
it is a beautiful component that looks great next to other home theater gear.

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Positives: Good Affordability, High Quality, Great Sound Quality, DVD Type: HD-DVD Player

Philips DVP5982

$65.00 Est. at Amazon

from Trip from Pasadena, Ca, www.circuitcity.com
but this philips player is lacking optical audio output for home theater system with a very basic remote control.
from www.bestbuy.com
was actually more than pleased with this purchase.was a snap to incorporate into home theater sytem.very crisp and sharp image.
from Ran from Leominster, Ma., www.circuitcity.com
on an lcd tv the picture looks great and sound on my home theater is excellent.
from www.amazon.com
btw, if you add a fat32 formatted hd, it becomes a pretty decent poor man's home theater pc.
from www.amazon.com
after i bought the dvd player i looked at some home theater packages, and all of them came with dvd players, including philips, which has an upscaling player.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Player

Panasonic DVD-S1

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.circuitcity.com
i don't know why this dvd player got so good ratings , the image it reproduces, it's horrible,, even my old vcr beats the quality,, i own an apex , dvd player and trust me,, it's wayy better,, any

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Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, High Quality, DVD Player

Sony BDP-S301 Blu-Ray

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

from kleeberg, www.shopping.com
Pros: Nice picture
from nptdz, www.shopping.com
Pros: Easy to use. Upgraded picture on standard DVD's. Works best with other Sony products. Cons: None.
from www.amazon.com
if you don't have the whole home theater setup, but a nice tv, i guess you can get it if the price is cheap enough.
from www.amazon.com
I should have sent the unit back. It takes a stpd amount of time (many minutes) to load a disk and often requires the disk to be reloaded several times. Many of the other buttons also require
from www.amazon.com
Possibly the crappiest Sony product I've ever owned! The picture quality is indeed amazing, but the drawbacks to this first generation BD player is that it sucks. I remember purchasing a cheap Akai

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Positives: DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player, Playable Disk Types: DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,CD (Audio),DVD Video, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only), Remote Control: Standard

Philips Magnavox MPD845

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Screen Size: 8.5 inch, Playable Disk Types: DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD Video,CD (Audio),DVD-R,CD-R,CD (Audio),CD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Built-In DTS Decoder,Built-In DTS Decoder, Portable DVD Player with Screen

Samsung DVD-P181

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from D, www.circuitcity.com
This DVD player will play back DVDs recorded on machines other than Samsung. I have a Pye DVD/VCR combo and the DVDs recorded on the Pye play back just fine. I love it.

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Positives: DVD Player, Playable Disk Types: DVD Video,DVD-RW,DVD+RW,CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Built-In DTS Decoder, Exterior Color: Black

Polaroid PDM-0990DS

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Portable DVD Player with Screen, Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder, Picture Control: Contrast,Brightness,Sharpness,Zoom

Coby DVD-211

$34.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Portable DVD Player with Screen, Playable Disk Types: DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+RW,CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder, Exterior Color: Silver

Yamaha DV-S5750

$270.00 Est. at Amazon

from Katie from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
The service is cheap but the quality is cheaper. No dial tone and dropped calls all of the time. It was a rate occassion to go a whole conversation without having a dropped call.
from Katie from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
from Barb from Warner Robins, GA, www.circuitcity.com
I'm enjoying my Vonage phone with this equipment.
from hghg from Los Angeles, CA., www.circuitcity.com
I am NOT rating Linksys phone adapter (from my experience, Linksys been always reliable) but I am rating Vonage services. I believe in fair review because I read online reviews all the time before I
from DA from Tabb,VA, www.circuitcity.com
Customer Service is terrible. Good luck talking to someone who can speak English after being placed in que for 45 min. (on a cell phone because the VOIP is out). They do not send replacements out

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Positives: High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Player, Playable Disk Types: DVD Video,VCD,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW

LG DN798

$262.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i'm using the rocketfish hdmi cable...would have gone monster if i watched more movies or if i would have put this one with my home theater setup.one down side is that when it reads the disk at any
from bvrev.compusa.com
i bought it to use in the kitchen as well as a backup in case something were to happen to the one in my home theater.
from bvrev.compusa.com
OMG, it just does not work. I was very excited to use this when I first got it but unfortunately it just did not WORK. The momment I plugged it in, it froze. On the screen it says HELLO all the time
from www.bestbuy.com
Pros: Good quality upconverting as long as it's a 16:9 DVD source Cons: locked into widescreen "This unit has one serious flaw, and one minor one that really isn't LG's fault.The serious flaw is
from Tech man from Sanford Fl., www.circuitcity.com
had it two weeks and it had a disc error and would not play any disc, music or video. I have a hitachi dvd player also and it worked like a champ, it does not have an hdmi connection, but I plan to

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Positives: Great Affordability, High Quality, Great Sound Quality, DVD Player

Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray Player

$1,290.00 Est. at Amazon

from Craig from Tucs, www.circuitcity.com
I am very pleased, and that I was able to get the closeout pricing as the new BD Live units roll in. It is also firemware upgradeable. Superb picture and sound.....well made, it seems to be built
from JZ from L, www.circuitcity.com
great player, unbeleivable picture quality in both blue-ray and standard dvd upconversion.
from Moviefan from La Mirada, CA., www.circuitcity.com
i think the sound, and possibly the picture is even better than on my ps3 (which, of course is also a blue ray dvd player).
from Cliff from Wichita, KS, www.circuitcity.com
this blu ray player has got it all.
from C.S.i. from Lakeland, FL, www.circuitcity.com
how was it possible a blu-ray player costing half that of others was rated dead equal or higher?

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Good Affordability, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Philips DVP3140

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from Skip from Albuquerque, www.circuitcity.com
This unit was purchased one year ago but used daily for only about 10 months. It failed indicating 'bad disk' on both commercial and recorded DVDs. Many times prior to complete failure, it would
from spicus, www.shopping.com
Pros: Machine looks good, sleek design.
from Ducky60 from Houst, www.circuitcity.com
for a 'filler' between my old panasonic that died recently and an hd/bluray, it was great.then it just stopped playing dvds.
from junecal from Eastbay, www.circuitcity.com
I purchased a phillips 42 inch t.v. about 6 years ago and a combo dvd/vcr player.I have had no problems with the t.v. I decided to purchase a dvd player only andI found this great value in the dvd
from cp from detroit, www.circuitcity.com
I wanted this dvd player for its divx capabilities, but did not get a chance to enjoy them. I hooked the dvd player up, but could not get the remote to work, no matter the angle. I tried and tried, I

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, High Quality, DVD Player

Marantz DV4001

$200.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Good Affordability, High Quality, Great Sound Quality, DVD Player

Toshiba HD-A1

$408.00 Est. at Amazon

from tobago45, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: with one caveat this is the biggest improvement for the money you can do to your home theater system, if you have a good hd display.
from www.amazon.com
hd-dvd is 1/2 the price of blu-ray and the picture is just
from www.amazon.com
hd-dvd, touting the merits of blu-ray disc format and the
from www.amazon.com
by comparison to seeing blu-ray in action, hd dvd completely
from www.amazon.com
of 1,366 * 768 with a dvi input; i connected the dvd to the monitor with a monster cable hdmi-dvi; also the dvd player is connected to an onkyo home theater 6.1 system, through the optical input.

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Positives: Great Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: HD-DVD Player,DVD Player,HD-DVD

Panasonic DMR-E80H DVD Recorder

$29.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: DVD Recorder, Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,DVD-RAM,CD-RW,DVD Video,DVD-R,VCD,DVD Audio, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only),Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,DTS (Digital out only),Built-In DTS Decoder, Block Noise Reduction,3D Y/C Separation,Mosquito Noise Reduction,3D Noise Reduction

Yamaha DV-S6160SL DivX Ultra HDMI

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
Pros: great picture Cons: slow to eject, long read times, skips, doesn't play "I bought this upconverter and it sometimes doesn't want to eject the discs, and also sometimes doesn't play DVD+DL disc
from www.bestbuy.com
Pros: great picture "i love this DVD player. got it a year ago. easy to hook up great picture, my HDTV looks sweet. good price for the dvd player
from www.bestbuy.com
Pros: Clean upconversion, many settings Cons: Can't open the dvd tray from the remote "I got my unit as a fantastic freebie to the Samsung 50" LED Projection TV that I bought here at Best Buy a few
from www.bestbuy.com
My first upconverting deck, a Samsung DVD-HD960, crapped out on me after a year and half (I shoulda seen that coming; it had stability issues right out of the box). I've had a Yamaha SACD/DVD-Audio
from www.bestbuy.com
Pros: Upscaling is wonderful! Sleek design. Cons: None found "Very easy setup. Remote is a bit small, but this is my only 'complaint'. What a difference in viewing my std dvd's. Easy set up, clean,

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, DVD Player

RCA HDV5000

$350.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is going strong at the center of my home theater setup and is currently running firmware version 2.4.
from kamanojk, reviews.cnet.com
Was really looking forward to upscaling current DVD library and acquiring HD DVDs. Much like the...
from joe0660, reviews.cnet.com
this rca hd5000 player is not so hot in one way too many hidi errors every time i put a hd dvd in...
from joe0660, reviews.cnet.com
from www.circuitcity.com
For the price of this player, the picture could have been cleaner. I had the optimal settings for the tv and player and still had a picture that was not much better than s-video connection using a

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Positives: Great Affordability, Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Player

Sony DVP-NC85H Multi-disc

$200.00 Est. at Amazon

from reviews.sears.com
latest hd television sets and home theater sounds systems.
from ryan from Buffalo, NY, www.circuitcity.com
great sound to go along with a digital home theater system.
from TerryE from Orlando, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i play it through a home theater system, so the sound is
from BW from Newport news, www.circuitcity.com
i recommend you connect this to your home theater.
from G-Mc from Houston, TX, www.circuitcity.com
minutes to get the options right for my home theater system.

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Positives: Multi-disc DVD Player, Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,DVD-R,CD-RW,Picture CD,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW, Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Built-In DTS Decoder, Exterior Color: Black

Panasonic DVD-F87 Multi-disc

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Multi-disc DVD Player, Playable Disk Types: VCD,HighMAT,HDCD,SVCD,DVD-RAM,DVD-R,DVD Video,DVD Audio,CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW, Surround Sound: Built-In DTS Decoder,Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder, Playable File Formats: WMA,JPEG,MP3

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DVD Players

Best DVD Players with Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder

Sony RDR-GX255 Single Tray HDMI DVD Recorder

Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD

Philips DVP5982

Panasonic DVD-S1

Sony BDP-S301 Blu-Ray

Philips Magnavox MPD845

Samsung DVD-P181

Polaroid PDM-0990DS

Coby DVD-211

Yamaha DV-S5750

LG DN798

Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray Player

Philips DVP3140

Marantz DV4001

Toshiba HD-A1

Panasonic DMR-E80H DVD Recorder

Yamaha DV-S6160SL DivX Ultra HDMI

RCA HDV5000

Sony DVP-NC85H Multi-disc

Panasonic DVD-F87 Multi-disc

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