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| WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A BASIC DVD PLAYER |
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| LOOK FOR... Component Video (green, blue, red: top row, to the left) for use with higher end TVs, projection TVs (RPTVs), and front projectors (FPs). S-Video (black 4-pin jack: middle, bottom row) for use with most nicer TVs and beyond, RPTVs, and FPs. Composite Audio/Video Outputs (red, white, yellow: bottow row, to the left) compatible with nearly all display devices. Coaxial (black or sometimes orange jack: middle, top row) and/or optical digital outputs (black capped: bottom row, to the right)...these outputs send sound tracks to a DD/DTS receiver for true surround sound. |
| LOOK FOR... DTS and Dolby Digital Logos (found on the lower right corner of the DV-333 pictured above). This ensures compatibiliy with a DD/DTS receiver. |
| Listed above are the visible basics. You should also make sure your DVD player can play Dual Layered discs. Nearly all DVD players can read CDs. Other common features in a basic DVD player is a remote, zoom, and fast/slow search. |
| Basic DVD players are typically $200-$350 retail such as the Pioneer DV-333 pictured below |
| Pioneer DV-333 |
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| Copyright 2001, 2002 |
| COMMON, BASIC MODELS (msrp): Panasonic DVD-RV30 ($250) Panasonic DVD-RV31 ($200) Pioneer DV-333 ($250) Pioneer DV-343 ($200) Toshiba SD-1600 ($200) Sony DVP-S360 ($250) Sony DVP-NS300 ($200) JVC XV-523/525 ($250) |
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