10 Best DVD Players for Format
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Out of thousands of reviews for 166 products, over 300 people recommended DVD Players specifically for Format. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD
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$321 - $700
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45 People Recommend
"my one minor issue is that some of my favorite movies are not available on hd dvd (blue ray only.) but i understand many of these titles will be released in hd dvd format soon, and with the…" - Bestbuy.com User "it is hd-dvd format and you have a lot of choice s to buy the disks.…" - Buydig.com User "good product, good value but if the format survives would move this unit to the bedroom system and spend more for a high- end player for a high end system…" - jalanrolls at Cnet.com |
Toshiba HD-A35
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$325
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40 People Recommend
"it will be several more years before the format issue (hd-dvd vs.…" - Buydig.com User "if toshiba would produce a dual format player, i'd buy it.some minor quirks: 1080p/24hz setting makes standard def dvd a little herky-jerky - leave it on "up to 1080p" if you watch more sd dvd…" - Compuplus.com User "i should have no regret after purchasing this excellent product although it was fallen through in the format war!…" - Amazon.com User |
Panasonic DMP-BD30K
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$225 - $500
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34 People Recommend
"i've waited (a long time) for the format war to end and finally purchased this outstanding product.…" - Frodo from El Caj at Circuitcity.com "great picture and uncompressed sound tracks (i have a brand new receiver capable of decoding all uncompressed formats and also hdmi 1.3) great product!…" - Bestbuy.com User "plus it has all the latest feature availible and the final platford for bd.i test all the funtions and found no issues with uplift conversion of video and audio from all the avaiible formats you can…" - GLARGO from Largo at Circuitcity.com |
Oppo Digital DV-980H
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$170
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26 People Recommend
"i think all those who purchased this product have been vindicated in doing so with the recent announcement that toshiba lost the format war with sony and will no longer be supporting hd-dvd.…" - Amazon.com User "it has features a cheap player does not like remembering where you stopped a dvd, many different playback formats, and a usb port.…" - Amazon.com User "i've owned the 980h oppo for about three months now, and it continues to perform flawlessly across a variety of cd and dvd formats.…" - Amazon.com User |
Samsung BD-UP5000
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$516 - $1,000
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23 People Recommend
"and this just blows it outta the water...the picture quality for everything is just phenomenal...its so awesome to actually be able to access every menu option and special feature on all formats.…" - cchaney84 at Cnet.com "the biggest advantage is that i no longer have to worry about the high-def dvd format war - i'm already on the winning side no matter how long the war lasts or what format wins.…" - Beery1 at Cnet.com "i have been amazed at the image quality from both formats, and even by the upconversion of standard dvd's- much better than my old upconvert dvd player.…" - Movieman from Columbus, OH at Circuitcity.com |
LG BH200 HD DVD
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$348 - $565
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23 People Recommend
""this is the combo player to get!!!!!!!it loads blu ray, hd dvd, and normal dvd's very fast, i'd say it take no longer than 15 seconds to load all three formats.the only movie i had to freeze was…" - Bestbuy.com User "hi-def movies as they come out.that being said, i still think that hd-dvd was more complete than blue ray, no profile 1.0,1.1 etc to have to deal with, the format was complete when it was launched.…" - RFRStorm from Richm at Circuitcity.com "appox 30 seconds for both formats.cons: price, lucky fo me i got it on sale.…" - bigfy74 from Austin,Texas at Circuitcity.com |
Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray player
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$800
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20 People Recommend
"it has lots of capabilities (multiple dvd formats, divx compatibility, mp3/wma audio, usb port, dolby and dts digital sound) and is reasonably priced.…" - j at Circuitcity.com "it played every type of disk i inserted, which included the usual home brewed dvd+-r/ws, pal format and divx dvds.…" - O-tech from Brooklyn, NY at Circuitcity.com "it sets up easily and plays all the video formats i use including divx.and the slim case makes it easy to find a spot for it.i recommend this player to anyone who could use an extra dvd player.…" - RickD from Brooklyn, NY at Circuitcity.com |
Sony BDP-S300
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$190 - $494
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9 People Recommend
"announced that they will only release hd movies in the blu-ray format, i decided it was time to buy.…" - srm from Delaware at Circuitcity.com "along with the bdp-s300, i purchased planet earth (bd format) and terminator 2 (bd format).i have this hooked up via hdmi into my yamaha rx-v2700 passing through the hdmi video to my wd-y57 1080p dlp…" - Crutchfield.com User "prosi had been waiting a long time to buy a high def dvd player - waiting to see who would win the war of the formats.…" - Dell.com User |
Sony DVDirect MC5 VRDMC5 Recorder
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$180 - $233
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8 People Recommend
"however - it did not, out of the box, purchased in december 2007, burn my old tape formats to dvd with audio.…" - Amazon.com User "but it will not record in avchd format, at least not from the minidv which is the primary data storage source.…" - Amazon.com User "i wanted to transfer a lot of old home movies from their original vhs format to dvd.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony DVP-NS77H/B
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$40 - $80
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7 People Recommend
"this model had good user reviews, so despite the higher price i bought it because i wanted to be able to view hd while the format wars continue.…" - Bestbuy.com User "goes to the oppo 980, which has superior audio processing and plays every format.for less than $100 the sony is a player that can keep most happy for a very long time and is a true performance-value.…" - Bestbuy.com User "for the price, i would highly recommend this player until the blu-ray versus hd-dvd format conflict has been decided, although i just read somewhere that hd dvd players are now under $100 - not bad!!!…" - Amazon.com User |
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