Panasonic DVD vs Rotel DVD (1 Viewer)

[Bob_Lawrance]

Does anyone have any opinions on which dvd player would be a better buy?

Thanks

 

[Mark C.]

Rotel is coming out with a new model, the RDV-1060. This is a progressive scan with DVD-Audio.
In the past, Rotel has put out units that seemingly were dressed up JVC models. Whether that's the case with the 1060 remains to be seen. If I were you, I'd wait until a few AV publications do some reviews of this unit before considering a purchase.
I'm not familiar with Panasonic's latest line, but last year's models, the RP-91, RP-82, are still in demand.

 

[KeithH]

A Rotel player would easily beat a Panasonic model on the audio side if you were comparing the two via the analog outputs, which you would have to do to compare DVD-Audio. The picture quality may be closer since Panasonic has an excellent reputation there.

I expect there to be a significant difference in price between a Rotel player and the current Panasonic models, so which way you go should depend on your goals and your system. If audio is a priority and you have a revealing system, go with the Rotel. If you have more of a "mid-line" system or a budget system and are more interested in movies, I would go with a Panasonic.

 

[Bob_Lawrance]

I am looking for the best one, I have an older panasonic right now, but i was wondering spending the extra money is worth it, I watch movies, I do not use it for dvd audio,

Keith, you refer to sound, is for dvd audio or are you refering to sound for the movies.

 

[Mike Veroukis]

From what I've read some of this year's Panasonic models have cheaper video decoding chips which have the chroma bug. Previous year's models (including the RP-91) do not have the chroma bug, but are more expensive.

I'm just going off memory so you may want to research this yourself.

- Mike