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Date:      Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:50:35 +0100
From:      Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>
To:        cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DVD Players, and Not in a PC
Message-ID:  <v0422081db64743b1f2d4@[10.0.1.3]>
In-Reply-To: <20001126143720.I70192@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
References:  <20001126143720.I70192@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>

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At 2:37 PM -0800 2000/11/26, Crist J . Clark wrote:

>  Anyone have recommendations for a good DVD player? And a vendor?
>
>  I figure consumer electronics items like DVD players have only a
>  _slightly_ longer lifetime before obsolescence than your typcial PC,
>  so I want something with good features, but not the top-top of the
>  line for $2k that will be $500 by spring.

	One factor to consider is whether you want to use the same device 
to do things other than just play DVDs.  For example, I have a 
Pioneer DVD/Laserdisc combination player, and while these have 
historically not been all that well rated (and this model is 
incapable of handling PAL or SECAM format video), I quite like having 
that flexibility.

	I think you need to decide what all features you're looking for 
(including price), then prioritize them into what is essential, what 
would be very nice to have, and what would be a nice bonus if you 
could get it, and that will help direct your choices in this area.

--
   These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy
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