need a new DVD player

[eva01]

OK so i think my Toshiba DVD player of the past 5 years is dying. After watching my anime episodes it will go through 3-4 episodes fine and then it will start to stutter through and i have to shut it off and turn it back on after a while. So i think it is just failing at life.

I would be within a 400 dollar price range.

do not recommend anything Sony or i will hunt you down and cut your achilles.

The only exception to the price range is if there was a DVD player that could hold lets say 500-1000 DVDs at once and was easy to navigate to each disc.

So what do you people think is best.

and ah crap now i will have to reprogram my Universal Remote, does anyone know where i can find the codes for a yamaha remote for DVD players?


EDIT: Oh yes must have optical sound (don't know if new ones don't have these)

 

[risc]

Check out the current range of Pioneer DVD players, see which is in your price range, just make sure it has progressive scan and you'll be fine. I doubt you'll find any without optical audio out, so that shouldn't be a problem. The Pioneer DVD-V5000 looks like it could be exactly what you want?

edit: Just did a quick price search on the DVD-V5000 USD$339

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_15020669_114963594,00.html

 

[Duff-Man]

Duff-Man says....also have a look at the Yamaha S1500 - it's nice and slim, has the optical output, plays ntsc and pal and also plays dvd-a and sacd....and very inexpensive - can be had for under $200us....oh yeah!

 

[eva01]

this is the DVD player i saw at bestbuy that caught my eye a lot, because i do plan on getting an LG HD TV this summer

i am buying it tomorrow no matter what because i am always home due to my illness and can't go to school, but i do work at the hospital still. However when i am home i am always watching DVDs so i NEED one.

 

[clayj]

do not recommend anything Sony or i will hunt you down and cut your achilles.

What's wrong with Sony? I have three Sony DVD players (400 disc changer + DVP-S9000ES for home theatre, DVD/VHS combo player for bedroom) and they all work great.

 

[eva01]

What's wrong with Sony? I have three Sony DVD players (400 disc changer + DVP-S9000ES for home theatre, DVD/VHS combo player for bedroom) and they all work great.

i have owned like 7 sony products in my life and none have lasted more than 3 months

 

[risc]

What's wrong with Sony? I have three Sony DVD players (400 disc changer + DVP-S9000ES for home theatre, DVD/VHS combo player for bedroom) and they all work great.

Same all of my Sony products have been fantastic, but I'm in Australia maybe we only get a limited amount of (good) stuff here? Currently in my house I have a Sony HDTV LCD TV, Sony progressive scan DVD player, Sony HDTV set top box, a Sony VCR (which I don't use since I have an El Gato EyeHome/EyeTV setup) all of these work great. I've used Sony monitors pretty much since I got in to computers (I have an Apple Cinema Display now though), my TV before the Sony LCD was a Sony CRT, before I bought an iPod (or 3) I only used Sony portable audio. I've owned all 3 Sony gaming consoles. None of these have given me a single problem. I guess I'm just lucky?

 

[w_parietti22]

OK so i think my Toshiba DVD player of the past 5 years is dying. After watching my anime episodes it will go through 3-4 episodes fine and then it will start to stutter through and i have to shut it off and turn it back on after a while. So i think it is just failing at life.

The guy at Best buy told me that a DVD player will probably die out after 2-3years!!! What a great saleman

edit- Oh and I have a Toshiba DVD/VCR (I no, I no, I still have a VCR ) and its been great.

 

[eva01]

The guy at Best buy told me that a DVD player will probably die out after 2-3years!!! What a great saleman

Toshiba makes absolutely kick ass products and always have.

i never listen to salesmen ever.

 

[Duff-Man]

Toshiba makes absolutely kick ass products and always have.

i never listen to salesmen ever.

Duff-Man says..yup...I've had my Toshiba 28" tv for 15 years now and its only ever needed one inexpensive repair...whenever I do decide to upgrade to something newer I will probably look at the new Toshiba stuff first....oh yeah!

 

[eva01]

Ok i got my LG DVD player today, unfortunately my Yamaha Remote doesn't have a code for LG to control it. So i am buying a new Universal Remote.

I would like to have a touch screen but i really don't feel like spending in excess of 4-500 dollars for a Remote.

If you know of something that is good and is computer programmable i would just like your opinions on it.

What does everyone think of the Logitech Harmony series? they are mac compatible so i can still get online with the remote and download the codes (seeing as no one in this universe has any codes that i can tell for the LG DVD player) and it is reasonably cheap, the most expensive is 250.