Best Upscale Dvd Player

[Gezzerboy]

Looking to buy a standalone dvd player which has a good UPSCALE HDMI output.

Can anybody advise which are some of the better systems to look at

Thanks in advance

[Nic Rhodes]

Onkyo 1000 or the big Denon

Would it not be better waiting until the HD DVD Players come out rather than buying an upscaling one?

[Gezzerboy]

Judgin by the cost thats gonna be a while I would imagine ?

[Nic Rhodes]

The guy asked for a DVD player not a HD DVD player. The above DVD players will outperform a HD DVD player when playing a DVD.

[Gezzerboy]

Thanks NIC> Correct i just want recommendations for STANDARD dvd playes with HDMI Output.. There are quite a few out between £60 and £200 for was after some advice

[Iain-]

Originally Posted by Gezzerboy

Looking to buy a standalone dvd player which has a good UPSCALE HDMI output.

Can anybody advise which are some of the better systems to look at

Thanks in advance

I'm making serious plans to import the new Panasonic DVD-S99EG-S from Germany within the next 6 months. According to Panasonic.de website, it will be released next month.

[ykhan16]

The HD-A1 does a great job of upscaling and would outperform most SD dvd players apart from the top-end stuff- so its worth keeping in mind.

[Matt Horne]

Originally Posted by ykhan16

The HD-A1 does a great job of upscaling and would outperform most SD dvd players apart from the top-end stuff- so its worth keeping in mind.

Only if you only have Region 1 discs though currently.

Personally for a budget of £200 I would not worry about upscaling as its probably not going to be any better than the job your scaling chips in your plasma/lcd. (Hence why Nic mentioned the onkyo/Denon.. but they are alot more than £200)

Matt

[dan4805]

I have just replaced my Cambridge Audio Azur 540D with the new Cambridge Audio dvd89, The upgrade in pq coupled with my pio 436 is awesome
via hdmi ( imo ). Richer Sounds sell the CA DVD89 for £199.99

regards
Dan

[Crustyloafer]

Originally Posted by Matt Horne

Personally for a budget of £200 I would not worry about upscaling as its probably not going to be any better than the job your scaling chips in your plasma/lcd. (Hence why Nic mentioned the onkyo/Denon.. but they are alot more than £200)

Matt

I'll echo those comments, upscaling built into players isn't worth bothering with until you are looking at the £1000+ price bracket. For £200 I would concentrate on getting a player that gives a good non-scaled picture. A second hand Arcam DV78 might be possible near that price.

[hornydragon]

Originally Posted by Gezzerboy

Thanks NIC> Correct i just want recommendations for STANDARD dvd playes with HDMI Output.. There are quite a few out between £60 and £200 for was after some advice

The thing is no one has asked what will you connect it too? and why do you want to use HDMI (HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE) for DVD a standard defintiion format??????????
HDMI IS NOT BETTER and upscaling? How does that benefit you?

I agree with crustyloafer (it had to happen) look for a good DVD player like an Arcam or high end Denon etc not one with lots of marketig man rubbish and poor electronics

[sonny]

All this upscaling/hdmi that the industry is telling us we must have is por advice. My player (Sony NS92) upscales through hdmi, but the picture through component is better.
Do a comprehensive comparison yourself and you will see.

[loz]

Originally Posted by hornydragon

I agree with crustyloafer (it had to happen) look for a good DVD player like an Arcam or high end Denon etc not one with lots of marketig man rubbish and poor electronics

Or buy one with no marketing man rubbish, good electronics, and DVI/HDMI output, for just £179
Oppo 971H

[Iain-]

Originally Posted by loz

Or buy one with no marketing man rubbish, good electronics, and DVI/HDMI output, for just £179
Oppo 971H

Oppo 971H are DVI only but supply a cable to convert to HDMI.

I've considered the Oppo, but since my most basic requirement is full HDMI interface, I will pass on it until Oppo release a version of the 971H that do.

A very similar machine with HDMI is the soon-to-be-released Panasonic S99 from Germany, the successor to the S97 which I've posted about earlier in this thread.