Get layer changes. Best picutre I have seen. Great audio.

DIVX

Great player. I got it when DIVX was new back last December. I haven't had any problems with it. Get audio on DVDs and CD's. Highly recommand it.

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Picture Quality, Ease of use

Slow menu functions

Got this bad boy at Circuit City for $179.00. Came with S-VHS monster cable and Audio Video monster cable. It looks kinda ugly with the silver face but for the price I had to snatch it up. Played Matrix and couldn't believe what I saw. There are some things lacking like AC-3 decoder and such. However, for the price u get a quality machine that is worth every penny.
If you are a serious audiophile who has money to buy the best then this isn't for you. If you don't have gobs of money and you already have an AC-3 decoder in your stereo, this is the machine for you. The video picture is great and I haven't experienced any lock ups or lip sync problems.
I used the digital audio out on the DVD player and routed it to my receiver and the sound was incredible. I have one pair of cheasy Bose 201's and the sound was so crisp and clear. I did not know what I was missing until I heard the sound coming from this setup. I can't even imagine what it must sound like with a real set of speakers. I have to say, I am impressed with this machine. For what you pay for and what you get it is outstanding. I give it a 5 for value. It ain't perfect so I give it a 4.5 for overall.

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Great entry price. All features of latest models. lillte detectable layer changes.

Discontinued due to DIVX playback option. Hard to find

If you can find one. It is a steal for less than $200. DTS and component out adt standard. Gold-plated RCA jacks.

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no viewing problems

remote

I have not had any problems yet. I paid 250 but with monster cables included in the box seemed comparable to other players in price range.

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Plays everything without a glitch. All controls duplicated on the machine face.

None I've found.

An excellent overall player. No problems at all. I like it's compact size. Excellent remote. you can't go wrong with this player.

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Toshiba 2109

Excellent in all respects - in addition also get Monster Cable connects rather than the usual garbage.

Can be a little noisy when flipping between menus.

This was my first venture into the Digital medium on the video side and it has been VERY costly. I love this thing so much that I've since purchased 86 DVDs, am looking at a new TV and have also purchased the Kenwood HTB-502 home theater in a box (am awaiting arrival on this one). So, I've spent over $1000 since this purchase but have loved every minute of it. This in just over 3 months.

Great picture, sound, remote. Everything. If you can get past the DIVX logo on it - no trouble for me - it's an awesome player, especially for $249!!

Very Sturdy unit, built very well and it has a nice look to it. The player excells at layerchanges which are almost non-existant and downconversion is the in line with the reference dvp-7700 from Sony. Good number of Video connections allows for alot of flexibility. Great Unit. Oh Yeah..Price (Only 250.00!!)

Only an optical input for digital surround sound. I wish it would have had a coax input also. Also, that crummy DIVX label (UGH) Oh well, for the price I will live with it.

Three words...BUY THIS PLAYER!!!

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Anamorphic Downconversion

No Coax digital out
Slower menu access

I had a hard time finding this player after trying the Toshiba (awful downconversion) and Pioneer (could hear the disc spinning in the tray). Finally managed to get my hands on an open box one for $150! Took it home, hooked it up and have watched parts of several movies. I've have been thrilled with everything except for the somewhat slow menu access. Shakespeare in Love, which showed all kinds of problems on the Toshiba, showed hardly a flicker on this one. I will say that the Toshiba has a sharper picture, but marginally so. Honestly, if I had a 16:9 TV, I would have absolutely kept the SD-2109. However, I don't, so I will keep this one. For the money and my setup, the performance can't be beat. I don't have a DD/DTS receiver yet, so I am not too concerned about the lack of a Coax out. All in all, if you can find it, I highly recommend picking this one up.

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Pioneer DV-525

Great look, amazing picture detail

No coax digital in, menu slooooow, remote relly leaves a lot to be desired

Great player. I've owned the 2 Toshiba players listed above and this is the best unit between the three. No audio dropouts, no glitches. Layer changes...what are those!
Only thing that suck is the menu access and the time it takes to go from one chapter to the next. SLOOOOW!

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Picture Quality. Have not had a major DVD that has had any problems. The Matrix was superb.

The remote control is not very intuitive, and you have to look at it to make sure that you are pushing the correct buttons. Does not have a coaxial digital output. Is only Dolby Digital/DTS ready (not that great of a weakness).

It was easy to set up. It produces a great picture. (I use a Kenwood HTB-502 system for the sound.) I recommend this DVD (DIVX?) player to all of my friends, especially those that are planning on or already have a Dolby Digital/DTS receiver.