Best DVD Players for Viewing

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LG BD390 Player

$440.00 Est. at Amazon

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the netflix instant viewing sold me on the lg.
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i have utilized this player only for viewing blu-ray and standard dvd discs.
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it also allows download and viewing of youtube clips as well as other stuff i don't use.
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havign said that, the picture does look a bit crisper to me when viewing dvds.
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here or on message boards who recommended a wired connection over a wireless connection in order to get the best results for streaming netflix, using youtube, or viewing files on your computer.

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Positives: High Quality, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for VIEWING

Toshiba XD-E500 Player

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

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i never thought it was too strong so i'll use this setting for most viewing.
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others have noted a problem displaying 4:3 material (like old tv shows on dvd, or if you're still viewing old vhs tapes using your old vhs machine).
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we put the same movie (borrowed 2 other copies)into 3 cd players, a sony, a phillips and this one and toggled through viewing it one after another.
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hookup and use are relatively easy, particularly changing between the "sharp", "color" and "contrast" setting modes for picture viewing.
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earlier review based on crt viewing: i'm in a very small minority in that i still have a tube tv, a toshiba that has to be at least 15 years old but keeps delivering a great picture.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for VIEWING

Sony DVP-FX930 Player

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

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the swivel screen also works well when travelling in the car and should work great for air travel as well as it allows you to lay it flat in your lap for viewing.
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does a good job there also, though direct light (as to be expected) is not very good for viewing, a bit of shade and it is great.
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(i couldn't imagine viewing anything on a smaller screen.) furthermore, i expected better speaker quality from sony (and this price range.) the 180 degree pivoting screen was deceiving, as it only
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viewing angle is pretty incredible.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, High Quality, Excellent Sound Quality, Portable DVD Player with Screen

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for VIEWING

Panasonic DMP-BD60K Blu-ray/

$214.00 Est. at Amazon

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it displays a great picture using bluray discs, but the upconverted picture (while viewing regular dvd discs) isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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vieracast gives you extras such as youtube viewing, weather, amazon movies, picasa viewing and more are in the works.
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a usb storage device connected to the bd60's usb port can only be used for playback of mp3 music files and viewing of jpeg digital images.
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this product is great, firmware update was easy as a button but with some concern of bricking (just soft paranoia this isn't the case) it played very well the panda thingy movie and yes man plus one

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for VIEWING

Oppo Digital BDP-83 Player

$550.00 Est. at Amazon

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the difference in viewing a dvd on the oppo vs my older and trusty panasonic is clearly visible, even to my untrained eyes (but then again, it should be ...
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the lighted remote is a welcome feature for nighttime viewing.
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for $500 i have a better sound all round and more listening and viewing options.
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some players at their default settings seem a little too sharp or bright in my viewing.
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please note, there are known limitations of the human eye when it comes to perceived sharpness at close viewing distances which should be taken into account when you compare my pq observations to

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Positives: Good Affordability, High Quality, Nice Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Panasonic DMP-BD80K Blu-ray/

$261.00 Est. at Amazon

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the upgrade in viewing standard dvd titles alone is a huge benefit!
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haven't tried the bd live features yet (waiting for sd card to arrive), and it doesn't take sony memory sticks, butalready it has brought back pleasure into video viewing.
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overall, the bd80 works well as a multi-media player - they added a usb jack on the front for viewing photos, divx and xvid videos and listening to mp3 files.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Great Affordability, High Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Sony BDP-S550

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

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blu-ray dvd's look awesome and it also plays and enhances regular dvd's making your viewing experience much better.
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the bottom line is that for blu-ray viewing with an older still great receiver you cant get better bang for your buck, and while tedious for standard dvd the load time is not bad at all in comparison
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4) the s550 does not display what chapter you are viewing, neither in the unit's front display nor the on-screen display.
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viewing blueray discs did offer incredible detail but the image appeared harsh.
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connecting the unit up to the network also allows retrieval and viewing of a variety of promotional high definition programming - trailers, for the most part - and for communicating with other

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Positives: Nice Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-Ray Player

$195.00 Est. at Amazon

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one thing that would improve my viewing pleasure and would make me 'pop' for a better unit is if panasonic came out with a carousel 5-disc unit for blu-ray discs like my sony nc-800h dvd carousel(
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and yes i do love the picture, especially the fact that it is perhaps my favorite for viewing all dvd's, blu-ray and standard.
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better than entry level players, and unless you need all the extras on higher priced blu-ray players, this is an excellent choice for movie viewing.
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simple to set up especially if you already have hdmi capabilities on your viewing screen.
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we are viewing a 46" samsung lcd tv at a distance of 11 feet.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, High Quality, Good Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

$238.00 Est. at Amazon

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the queue is presented as one long horizontal list, so you can just flick from left to right viewing the dvd graphics (sort of like coverflow on itunes).
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it takes about a minute for the player to load the disc for viewing but that doesn't bother me (it's alot of info) it immediately synced with my samsung hdtv.
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my only quibble is with the selection netflix is offering for instant viewing.
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i logged on to netflix on my computer, indicated i had a blu-ray player for future disk shipments, and also went to the "instant viewing" tab and entered the code from player.
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i never found much use for the instant viewing on my computer, but the the samsung bd-p2500, i watch all kinds of stuff.

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Positives: High Quality, Nice Affordability, Nice Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Samsung DVD-1080P9

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

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it upconverts dvds for hd viewing and outputs via hdmi.
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to draw an analogy as to viewing quality, it's like looking at live video as opposed to film.

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

Toshiba DVR660 DVD Recorder

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

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my needs were to record football games during the season, and tape overlapping tv programs for later viewing.
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unlike one reviewer, i have had no trouble viewing recordings with closed captioning, even when i did not set that option for recording.

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Positives: Easy To Use, High Quality, DVD Recorder / VCR Combo, Playable Disk Types: SVCD,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,CD-R,CD-RW

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DVD Players

Best DVD Players for Viewing

LG BD390 Player

Toshiba XD-E500 Player

Sony DVP-FX930 Player

Panasonic DMP-BD60K Blu-ray/

Oppo Digital BDP-83 Player

Panasonic DMP-BD80K Blu-ray/

Sony BDP-S550

Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-Ray Player

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

Samsung DVD-1080P9

Toshiba DVR660 DVD Recorder

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