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Aaron Silverman · 12-23-2003, 01:15 PM

Hi gang,

I've finally gotten myself a 16:9 set (Mits 55513), but am still using the Pioneer Elite DV-05 that's been attached to my old 4:3 set for several years now. I don't really want to lay out the dough right now for another expensive player, since I just spent a bundle on the set and a whole lot of new discs.

Would it be worth it to pick up one of those cheap players that does progressive scan? Will the prog scan on a sub-$100 deck improve the PQ over the old higher-end player? If so, what's a good one to get?

Eventually I want to upgrade to SACD and DVD-A compatibility, but for the time being am wondering if one of those cheap players would be worth it in the interim. (Alternatively, if there is a sub-$200 player that has SACD and/ or DVD-A, and would be much higher quality than the dirt-cheap models, I could be persuaded!)

One more thing. . .PAL->NTSC conversion and multi-region capability would be bonus.

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Aaron Silverman Member Location: The Land of Oranges, Mickey Mouse, and foreclosures Join Date: Jan 1999 Local Time: 04:40 AM Local Date: 12-05-2008 Posts: 7,018	Cheapie-deapie DVD player to replace $1000 deck? Hi gang, I've finally gotten myself a 16:9 set (Mits 55513), but am still using the Pioneer Elite DV-05 that's been attached to my old 4:3 set for several years now. I don't really want to lay out the dough right now for another expensive player, since I just spent a bundle on the set and a whole lot of new discs. Would it be worth it to pick up one of those cheap players that does progressive scan? Will the prog scan on a sub-$100 deck improve the PQ over the old higher-end player? If so, what's a good one to get? Eventually I want to upgrade to SACD and DVD-A compatibility, but for the time being am wondering if one of those cheap players would be worth it in the interim. (Alternatively, if there is a sub-$200 player that has SACD and/ or DVD-A, and would be much higher quality than the dirt-cheap models, I could be persuaded!) One more thing. . .PAL->NTSC conversion and multi-region capability would be bonus. "How wonderful it will be to have a leader unburdened by the twin horrors of knowledge and experience." -- Mr. Wick