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Seth=L · 09-16-2006, 10:38 AM

Allow me to at my 2 cents here. Sound quality of a DVD is mostly based on its DAC's. If your receiver only has 96khz/24bit processing and most new DVD players, even cheap ones have 192khz/24bit processing. Panasonic or Sony players might be something to consider, since you say your tv isn't the best you don't need an upconverting player at present.

I wouldn't look for a DVD player with a 6 channel output because that isn't likely to save you any money. The way I would hook up a new player is this. Connect the DVD player's analog out to the receiver's CD input, then connect the Coax or Toslink to the DVD input. So when watching movies you can use the receiver's decoding and DAC's and then use the DVD player's DAC's for music listening. If you find that it sounds better to listen to music over the digital input then do that, it is possible the onboard sound of the DVD player may not be as good as your H/K. I think a Panasonic would be best for your situation.

Hope this helps.

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09-16-2006, 10:38 AM	#5 of 8
Seth=L *Seth L* Member Location: I live over there. Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 08:22 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008 Posts: 1,294	Re: Budget DVD Player Sound Quality Allow me to at my 2 cents here. Sound quality of a DVD is mostly based on its DAC's. If your receiver only has 96khz/24bit processing and most new DVD players, even cheap ones have 192khz/24bit processing. Panasonic or Sony players might be something to consider, since you say your tv isn't the best you don't need an upconverting player at present. I wouldn't look for a DVD player with a 6 channel output because that isn't likely to save you any money. The way I would hook up a new player is this. Connect the DVD player's analog out to the receiver's CD input, then connect the Coax or Toslink to the DVD input. So when watching movies you can use the receiver's decoding and DAC's and then use the DVD player's DAC's for music listening. If you find that it sounds better to listen to music over the digital input then do that, it is possible the onboard sound of the DVD player may not be as good as your H/K. I think a Panasonic would be best for your situation. Hope this helps.