Another upscaling DVD player thread

Anus! · 03/01/2008, 04:30 PM

ok, here is the situation. I have an LG 720p 32" LCD in the bedroom and a Sharp 1080i 42" LCD in the living room. I have an old sony standard DVD changer in the living room and I want to move that to the bedroom where i might watch one DVD per month. I'm totally not interested in buing a blu ray anything but I thought if I'm going to buy a new ( and cheap ) DVD player I might as well get an upconverting one. Does anyone have an upconvering DVD player in the $50 - $100 range that can give me a brief review? I want one that does 1080, i or p. I've seen several out there from Samsung, Phillips, sony and the likes but I just want one that has the basic features and doesn't break in the first year.

General Klinger · 03/02/2008, 05:28 AM

While it might be a little more expensive than you want Rick, I used to own an Oppo 970. That model has been discontinued but is replaced with the DV-980H

The player can play all region DVD's, along with any videos you rip to a disc(i.e divx,MPEG,avi, Xvid) It's really easy to update the firmware

OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio

It's running 170$ but that comes with a 6ft HDMI cable. It's a awesome DVD player

Or you can find a used 970 on Ebay for cheaper

03/01/2008, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anus! I Wangs Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 1-888-9-ASSHOLE Vehicle: duh Posts: 34,619	Another upscaling DVD player thread ok, here is the situation. I have an LG 720p 32" LCD in the bedroom and a Sharp 1080i 42" LCD in the living room. I have an old sony standard DVD changer in the living room and I want to move that to the bedroom where i might watch one DVD per month. I'm totally not interested in buing a blu ray anything but I thought if I'm going to buy a new ( and cheap ) DVD player I might as well get an upconverting one. Does anyone have an upconvering DVD player in the $50 - $100 range that can give me a brief review? I want one that does 1080, i or p. I've seen several out there from Samsung, Phillips, sony and the likes but I just want one that has the basic features and doesn't break in the first year.

03/02/2008, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
General Klinger Shogun Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Marlton, NJ Vehicle: 09 CX-7 + 2010 Corolla S Posts: 20,783	While it might be a little more expensive than you want Rick, I used to own an Oppo 970. That model has been discontinued but is replaced with the DV-980H The player can play all region DVD's, along with any videos you rip to a disc(i.e divx,MPEG,avi, Xvid) It's really easy to update the firmware OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio It's running 170$ but that comes with a 6ft HDMI cable. It's a awesome DVD player Or you can find a used 970 on Ebay for cheaper __________________ "kabob, doing your thinking for you, 'cause you can't do it as good as him, since 2001 "