Which DVD player is better?

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  • JackieChanIsGOD
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2003
    • 6

    Which DVD player is better?

    I'm not sure where to put this, so if it's in the wrong forum, i applogize...

    I'm going to be buying a progressive scan DVD player very soon, and i have found these two DVD players that seem to fit my every need... they're even region free!
    I don't have a lot of money to spend, thats why these two are an awesome deal for what they give... they are both around 150 CDN...

    Here is the JVC XV-N44SL

    The JVC XV-N44SL introduces the all-in-one player that people are looking for in a new slim and stylish design. It handles much more than DVD...


    It has this Digital Direct Prog. Scan... i've never heard of it before... do you know if it's legit?

    And the Toshiba SD-3900



    Now, this Toshiba has a 3:2 Pulldown, as opposed to 2:3 with the JVC... would that make a difference?

    Here is part of a review of the Toshiba:

    "In terms of features, the SD3900 falls squarely in the middle of the progressive-scan pack. Along with the standard array of A/V outputs and surround decoders, the unit offers 3:2 pull-down--a nice addition. Filmed material such as Star Trek: Insurrection benefited from progressive-scan mode, but the video processor remained engaged during some 30-frames-per-second video discs. As a result, concert DVDs and other video-based material looked poor, with jaggy artifacts and an overprocessed appearance. Overall performance in interlaced mode was all right, though the lines crawling on the space pod's curved edges in 2001: A Space Odyssey indicated imperfect anamorphic downconversion, the process that converts Enhanced For Widescreen discs for display on non-wide-screen TVs. "

    I have a 34" Toshiba WideScreen HDTV... so would that mean i wouldn't have that problem?

    My TV also has this "ColorStream" thing by Toshiba... and so does the DVD player... would the two compliment eachother? Or would it not make a difference?
    I've looked at all the reviews available online, and it looks as though more people have said bad things about the Toshiba, but they say the black colors show up very well... and thats a thing i've noticed about a lot of DVD players... they can't show black very well...

    Best Buy has both of these DVD players, so i guess i'll have to go there and try them both out if they have my TV out...
    I would just like some opinions on what you've seen from the specs...

    Thanks...
  • JackieChanIsGOD
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2003
    • 6

    #2
    What is better? 2:3 Pulldown or 3:2 pulldown...

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    • Oriphus
      Digital Video Technician
      Digital Video Technician
      • Aug 2003
      • 405

      #3
      The best DVD player i have used, i've been through 15 in about 3 years, is the PLue2 progressive scan DVD players with DVS loaders
      http://www.dvd-backup.tk

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