From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Nov 26 15:12:29 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mail7.nc.rr.com (mail7.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B570E37B479 for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:12:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from rdu162-227-015.nc.rr.com ([24.162.227.15]) by mail7.nc.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.537.53); Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:11:51 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:15:03 -0500 From: Neill Robins X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.46d) Personal Reply-To: Neill Robins X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <8683575035.20001126181503@nc.rr.com> To: Brad Knowles Cc: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DVD Players, and Not in a PC In-reply-To: References: <20001126143720.I70192@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Sunday, November 26, 2000, 5:50:35 PM, you wrote: BK> 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. BK> One factor to consider is whether you want to use the same device BK> to do things other than just play DVDs. For example, I have a BK> Pioneer DVD/Laserdisc combination player, and while these have BK> historically not been all that well rated (and this model is BK> incapable of handling PAL or SECAM format video), I quite like having BK> that flexibility. BK> I think you need to decide what all features you're looking for BK> (including price), then prioritize them into what is essential, what BK> would be very nice to have, and what would be a nice bonus if you BK> could get it, and that will help direct your choices in this area. Brad is right here. One thing to note is that there isn't a big difference between the players on the market other than DVD/LD combos and multiple DVD changers and the regular single disc versions. Quality amoung major brands are very much alike. Some other options that may come into consideration are the option to play DVD-Audio, CD-Rs and CD-RWs, and possibly SACDs, but that can drive the cost up very quickly. Some can even read MP3s directly off a CD-R. As I'm sure you know, just stick with a known brand, match up the components for aesthetics, and get a plasma or DLP TV to make it rock. Have Fun, Neill -still waiting for the DVD-Ram format to be standardized!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message