I Want A New DVD Player

[pl_menasce]

<div>Good evening all,<br><br>I seem to have come down with a touch of upgraditis in the DVD player <img class=inlineimg title=Wink alt="" src="http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/idealbb/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" border=0> <br><br>I''ve got a very basic Pioneer DV-363 connected by component cable to an LG Plasma (42" 1080i).<br><br>Here''s my quandry: do I wait for a winner in the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war or go with an upconverting regular DVD player (a high-end Marantz/Denon/Integra/Rotel/etc...). I''m kinda leaning towards the upconverting regular player for two reasons: <br><br>1. my tv is 1080i and at less than a year old, won''t be upgraded any time soon.<br>2. the "format wars" give me a headache and with my luck, I''d end up with this generation''s BetaMAX if try to pick between Blu-Ray or HD-DVD.<br><br>I''ll probably make my purchase early next year after the budget recovers from Christmas, so I have plenty of time to shop and decide. <br><br>Any advice offered here will be greatly appreciated.</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR>

[mazersteven]

<div>Take a look at this thread from last week. It''s about the new OPPO DVD player. From what I''ve read &amp; from what people are saying, it''s awesome. Take a look for yourself.</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR><div><a href="http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=52873&amp;forumID=43&amp;search=1&amp;searchs tring">http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=52873&amp;forumID=43&amp;search=1&amp;searchs tring</a>=</div><BR>

[riverseine]

<div>That''s the one you want.</div><BR><div>I ordered mine and can''t wait to get it.</div><BR>

[Jomari]

<div>i didnt want to come out like im ho''ing each and every thread about dvd players, and braggin about one particular brand. the pioneer is a good dvd player, although a little tad old i must say.</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR><div>the premium advantage that you should find in purchasing a new dvd player is upconversion and connectivity including HDMI as well. there are a lot of them out there, its just a matter of finding the better one amongst them. the problem is there is the quality that they produce.</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR><div>and of course freebies. does it come with an hdmi cable? consider this with the cost when purchasing one. you can always hit up bluejeanscable and monoprice (websites) for cheaper alternatives than purchasing monster cables. </div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR>

[jstwong]

<div>Well, sounds like you have the luxury of time on your side, so I would say to hold off on buying a next gen. Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player.&nbsp; Aside from the format war itself, these units are still developing / maturing, so there is a high price right now that will surely come down over time.&nbsp; So since there is no real time constraint for you - might as well wait for things to settle down more.&nbsp; :)</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR><div>&nbsp;</div><BR>