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Out of thousands of reviews for 162 products, over 300 people recommended DVD Players specifically for Cable. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Sony DVP-NS77H/B
Sony DVP-NS77H/B $40 - $80 Compare Prices
  • DVD Player
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Audio,DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+R DL,DVD+RW,DVD-R,DVD-R DL,DVD-RW,DVD-VR,SVCD,VCD
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only)
  • Released 1 year ago
32 People Recommend
"the manual is strange but being a veteran of dvd players, its pretty easy to set up and plug n play.the only negative is it doesn't come with an hdmi cable like someone previously stated.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"i bought this dvd player to go along with my new samsung ln-t4661f and connected it with hdmi cables through my onkyo tx-sr605 receiver.…"

- minhw from Rochester Hills, MI at Circuitcity.com

"i put it on the 720p setting and connected with generic hdmi cable and the picutre quality is amazing.…"

- JamesJ from Portland, ME at Circuitcity.com


No 2 Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD
Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD DVD Player $321 - $700 Compare Prices
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Affordable
  • DVD Type: HD-DVD Player
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD-R DL,DVD-RW
  • Released 1 year ago
29 People Recommend
"i was hesitant to purchase a new dvd player not knowing if it would be compatible with my existing home entertainment system, but i was assured by our cable installation people it would be.…"

- Razorbac from Merritt Island, FL at Circuitcity.com

"(also, my cable company can not provide the picture that this tv deserves, only 1080i.) so, i had to purchase this dvd player that can show the picture the way is was meant to be shown.…"

- Buydig.com User

"and cd with no problem.i knew from my research it would need an immediate software upgrade, so i started my installation by running a cat 5 cable from my network hub to where i was installing it.…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 3 Oppo Digital DV-980H
Oppo Digital DV-980H DVD Player $170 Compare Prices
  • DVD Player
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,DVD Audio,DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-R,DVD-RW,SACD
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only)
  • Released 1 year ago
28 People Recommend
"set-up was a breeze, simply hook up the hdmi cable (included) and set the resolution on the player to your tv's native before you start up a disc otherwise it will not look nearly as good as it should…"

- Amazon.com User

"in my configuration, i go hdmi out of the oppo dvd player to my onkyo amp, then hdmi out of the onkyo amp to my 1080i hdtv (just two hdmi cables in the whole system plus i run a single coax audio…"

- Amazon.com User

"it allows for many types of discs, usb, and plenty of great connections (although you need to use the hdmi cable to get the upscaling benefit).…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Panasonic DMP-BD30K
Panasonic DMP-BD30K - Blu-Ray disc player $225 - $500 Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD-R DL,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW,DVD-VR,Picture CD
  • Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only),Virtual Surround
  • Released 1 year ago
27 People Recommend
"i purchased this product around a week ago, as well as the dhmi monster cable.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"with those connections, there was no setup required -- i just attached the cables, turned it on, and it worked.i've only had this player a week or so, but i've tried it out with a couple discs.…"

- Datavis.com User

"i hooked it up to my new panasonic plasma in seconds with an hdmi cable and started playing a movie immediately.…"

- Rich from Doylestown, PA at Buy.com


No 5 Sony BDP-S300
Sony BDP-S300 $190 - $494 Compare Prices
  • DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player
  • Playable Disk Types: BD-RE,Blu-ray,CD (Audio),DVD Audio,DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-R,DVD-RW
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only),DTS (Digital out only)
  • Released 1 year ago
22 People Recommend
"this player was very easy to hookup, although it took several hours for it to recognize and 'sync-up' to the monster hdmi cable i hooked up with it.…"

- jjharvey from West Virginia at Circuitcity.com

"however, i replaced my upconvert dvd player with the blu ray and was not overwhelmed and yes, i used hdmi cables.…"

- Bill from Levittown PA at Circuitcity.com

"hdmi cable, one optical to the cable box , and one optical to the reciever thats it.…"

- Rick from Santa Clarita, Ca at Circuitcity.com


No 6 Toshiba HD-A35
Toshiba HD-A35 DVD Player $325 Compare Prices
  • DVD Player
  • Released 1 year ago
17 People Recommend
"my first hd dvd player did not let you use the high definition audio tracks through the hdmi cable connection.…"

- jzikul at Cnet.com

"it does take a bit long for the dvds to load and there is no coaxil cable output, just in case you need one..but there is a digitgal optical cable output.…"

- NJMike at Cnet.com

"hooked it all up with hdmi cables so i could delete the old audio/video mess that was behind the equipment and i was in heaven.maybe next year the new tv with 1080p.for now the picture is really,…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray player
Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray player $800 Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player
  • Playable Disk Types: BD-RE,CD (Audio),DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD-RW
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
  • Released 1 year ago
11 People Recommend
"i have never watched hddvd or bluray but to me the picture with this product is just like the hd movies i watch on cable.also, i just bought one of these for my father for christmas and i am…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"boy was i wrong!setup and hookup is easy, as it's only one hdmi cable to either the receiver or tv.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"you will not get the most out of this player though unless you have it hooked up to a 1080p television with the best quality hdmi cables (hdmi cable is not included with your purchase) as well as…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 8 Sharp BD-HP20U
Sharp BD-HP20U $250 - $341 Compare Prices
  • DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player
  • Playable Disk Types: BD-RE,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Audio,DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-R,DVD-RW
  • Released 1 year ago
10 People Recommend
"monster cables made it easy to plug in here, plug in there and start watching movies like you've never seen them before.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

""i purchased this player from best buy and had it hooked up to my sharp aquos tv in less than 10 minutes via hdmi cables.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"i got this home, pulled the tv off the wall,fished the hdmi cable through and hooked eveything back up.…"

- tchunter88 at Cnet.com


No 9 LG DN798
LG DN798 $45 - $50 Compare Prices
  • DVD Player
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Audio,DVD Video,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-R,DVD-RW
  • Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder,Built-In DTS Decoder
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"picture and sound quality are fantastic and by using the hdmi cable you just plug in the dvd and connect the hdmi from it's port on the tv to the port on the dvd.…"

- tommyD from Sedona, AZ at Circuitcity.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…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"i connected it via an hdmi cable to my 37' lg hd lcd set and the picture and sound are crisp and outstanding.…"

- Sev from San Diego, CA at Circuitcity.com


No 10 Toshiba 19LV505 19" 720p Black
Toshiba 19LV505 19" 720p Black $335 - $450 Compare Prices
  • Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW,DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD-RW,VCD
  • Released 8 months ago
6 People Recommend
"remote control works from anywhere in the room.channel changing is slow as seems to be the casewith all lcd's when not using a cable/sat box.…"

- Oilman from Houst at Circuitcity.com

"with the qam tuneri am able to view in high definition unencripted hd channels from my cable without a box.…"

- Lorenzo from Troy, Michigan at Circuitcity.com

"picture w/hd cable was one of the best i've seen…"

- Tigerdirect.com User


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