I bought my DVD player some time ago - 2 or 3 years ago - STG 650. Recently there seem to be many new players at what seem amazing low prices - 50 quid for a component output, multi region player. Amazing. Could anyone give me a lowdown on what the key differences are between these budget players and the new higher end models (eg Naim DVD5) in terms of pic quality etc.
Thanks
Posted on: 08 January 2004 by gusi
Jonathan,
I have a small TV and the picture quality seems pretty similar on the 3 dvd players I have owned.
The first was an expensive Philips. Its main advantage was having a circular jog button similar to those found on professional VTRs.
After that I had two cheap players a Shinco and a magnavox (US Philips). Sound and video quality seem similar but they play every disk I have put in them, unlike the earlier model.
All are still working fine. I used the same decoder in my Yamaha multi channel amp for all audio decoding.
A mate also bought a cheap DVD recently, it can't switch between NTSC and PAL and all the NTSC movies seem a bit jerky in their motion.
Being able to play dodgy disks is a big advantage as many rental movies are badly scratched.
cheers
Gus
