Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 02:15:47 +0100 From: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DVD Players, and Not in a PC Message-ID: <v04220821b6476309555d@[10.0.1.3]> In-Reply-To: <v0422081eb64758caebd6@[10.0.1.3]> References: <20001126143720.I70192@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> <v0422081db64743b1f2d4@[10.0.1.3]> <20001126153123.J70192@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> <v0422081eb64758caebd6@[10.0.1.3]>
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At 1:53 AM +0100 2000/11/27, Brad Knowles wrote: > However, there is not a DVD player on the planet (for which I've > seen a review) that comes anywhere close to providing the quality > of CD performance as even the *worst* "real" CD player. Now, you > may not have the ears to be able to distinguish between them, but > all the reviews I've seen have seriously marked down the DVD > players on this issue. I take this back. I just pulled out my _What! HiFi_ 2000 Awards issue, and found some 5-star DVD players in the "Buyers Guide" section back in the back, where they are noted for having good CD playback. Note that prices are in UK Pounds, not US Dollars: make/model price comments ---------- ----- -------- Hitachi DV-P250 300 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2000 Excellent picture and GOOD CD PLAYBACK Nakamichi DVD-10s 600 Fab player that makes a persuasive argument for having ONE BOX TO SPIN YOUR DVDS AND CDS Panasonic DVD-RV60 450 A DVD PLAYER TO DIE FOR. The pictures are sensational and so is its CD performance Pioneer DC-626D 450 Makes for a TRULY SUPERB HOME CINEMA SOURCE and has fine CD replay too (Supertest winner) Samsung DVD-909 399 A DVD-709 with add facilities, notably a Dolby Digital decoder Sony DVP-S725 490 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 1999 Excellent decoder and competent stereo Sony DVP-CX8500 600 BEST BUY in 2000 Awards. 200-disc changer that can play CDs, Video CDs, and DVDs. Sony DVP-S7700 799 Remarkable DVD player with EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY and picture Toshiba SD-2109 300 The best picture sensible money can buy and FANTASTIC SOUND -- we love this player Toshiba SD-9000 750 BEST BUY in the 1999 Awards. The best picture we've seen from the DVD format Wharfedale DVD-750 180 TERRIFIC VALUE movie source with a multi- region hack -- good budget CD player too See the _What! HiFi_ web site that I previous mentioned for more details (e.g., exact features, etc...). -- These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy ====================================================================== Brad Knowles, <blk@skynet.be> || Belgacom Skynet SA/NV Systems Architect, Mail/News/FTP/Proxy Admin || Rue Colonel Bourg, 124 Phone/Fax: +32-2-706.13.11/12.49 || B-1140 Brussels http://www.skynet.be || Belgium "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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