What are things to look for when buying a DVD player?

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Brian

It seems like all DVD players are virtually the same, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what are the distinguishing differences.

What are differing qualities to look for when buying a DVD player? Why choose one over another?

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Most manufacturer have stopped producing stand alone DVD players, due to the new blu ray disc player will also play the DVD. What you want to look for is quality and dependability of the brand. Pioneer and Panasonic are the top brand for quality and dependability. My first DVD player when it first came out was a Sony, model 7000 and 7700 which cost me over $1,100 but they did not last more than 3 years. My Pioneer Elite DVD player is now over 20 years old and still running strong. My Panasonic blu ray disc player the first generation model BD-10 which is 4 years old has had no problem playing over 300 movies. Keep in mind, you get what you pay for. Go online to home theater magazine and read the reviews on players. Panasonic has had a player each year being recommended as one of the best entry level. Hope this will help you out.

What is a good dvd player just for basic dvds?

Sergio

I want a dvd player that just plays dvds and audio cds. Not with netflix or all those useless applications

Answer
I would go with Sony DVPSR510H since you want a player that just plays dvds.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DVPSR510H-DVD-Player-Upscaling/dp/B007F9XHAY/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&tag=informazcom-20

New one costs 43 dollars and refurbished one costs 20 dollars. Very cheap and it has really good review.

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How to modify my vcd player to be a dvd player ?

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Q. I have old vcd player and i do not have money to buy dvd player
So how to modify it ?

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You can't. At least not without spending a great deal more money than it would cost to actually buy a DVD player. DVD players can be bought at yard sales for about $5.00, or at second-hand shops such as Goodwill for about $10.00. You can get new ones at Walmart for less than $50.00.

The optics for a VCD player are identical to a CD. DVD uses something different, so you would need to change these. The transport mechanism is also different, as is the CODEC. The computer would be controlling different mechanisms, and is a dedicated controller, so that would need to be changed.

About the only things you would be able to keep are the tray on which the disk is placed, the buttons in the front, the case for the player and the jacks to connect to your TV. Really, you would be building a DVD player from scratch.

Buy a DVD player, it's cheaper.

I need sound for my dvd player that only has yellow audio port?

Laura

I just bought a dvd player that has an hdmi port, coaxial port, and just the yellow audio port. My older tv only has the red, white, yellow ports or the coax port (which is not the same as the coaxial port on my dvd player). How can I get sound with only a yellow port? What is the cheapest option?

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I agree, that sounds pretty unusual. Can you post a link to the dvd player's user manual or at least give the brand and model number? That might help someone see what's going on.

If this is actually a Blu-ray player, it's normal to have no red & white audio outputs but if that's the case, there shouldn't be a yellow port either. It's possible that's the digital coaxial audio port (which is usually orange). I don't know what the other "coaxial" port you mention would be...unless it's the optical audio connection (that doesn't match your description though).

In general, the cheapest option would be to return it to the store (unless you bought it online) and buy something you're sure has the outputs you need.

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