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Models: Panasonic DVD-RV30, Panasonic
DVD-CV40,
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| Panasonic
DVD-RV30 DVD/VideoCD/CD Player Available in black or silver Retail Price: $250 (list price $300) |
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| This is Panasonic's
new entry-level DVD player and it's loaded with features. In terms
of picture quality, its scan search and slow-motion effects rivals that of
more expensive models. Its Digital Cinema Mode provides brightness
control, picture noise cancellation, luminance and color adjustments
that makes the picture more cinema-like on a direct-view TV. This
model includes component
video outputs for superior picture detail and color accuracy. On
the audio side, it features Panasonic's Advanced Virtual
Surround Sound which simulates a surround sound environment with just 2
speakers. If you have a powered subwoofer but no Dolby Digital
receiver, you can use its "2ch + Bass" feature to output low
frequency effects to your subwoofer. In surround sound
systems, the Dialogue Enhancer feature raises the center channel volume to
make the dialogue easier to hear.
Key Features: 5-speed Smooth Motion Scan & Slow, Cinema
Mode, Advanced Virtual Surround Sound, Dialog Enhancer, "2ch +
Bass", 10-bit video D/A converter, 96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter. |
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| Panasonic
DVD-CV40 5-Disc DVD/VideoCD/CD Changer Front-loading design Retail Price: $300 (list price $350) |
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| This
model is Panasonic's 5-disc DVD changer with a front-loading
design. As with other Panasonic models (e.g., DVD-RV30,
DVD-CV50), the picture quality and its scan search and slow-motion effects
are top notch. Its features include: Digital Cinema Mode for a
more cinema-like picture, Dialogue Enhancer to hear the dialogue channel
easier, and Advanced Virtual
Surround Sound. The Disc Exchange feature allows four discs to be
accessed while a fifth disc is playing. Unlike its 5-disc carousel
changer counterpart (Panasonic
DVD-CV50), this model does not
have a built-in Dolby Digital decoder, component video outputs, and
glow-in-the dark remote control buttons. Read our full review of the similar Panasonic DVD-CV50. Key Features: 5-speed Smooth Motion Scan & Slow, Cinema Mode, Advanced Virtual Surround Sound, Dialog Enhancer, Disc Exchange, 10-bit video D/A converter, 96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter. View: Basic features, Video features, Audio features Prices: Click here to check the latest sale prices, or here for all on-line merchants. |
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| Toshiba
SD-2200 Dual-Tray DVD/VideoCD/CD Player Retail Price: $350 (list price $400) |
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| The
SD-2200 is Toshiba's year 2000 model entry-level DVD player with a
dual-tray design. It features good picture quality (with up to 540 lines
of expanded resolution thanks to its advanced video processing
circuitry), excellent shadow detail, a picture zoom function, three
96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converters, a built-in Dolby Digital decoder with
full adjustments and 5.1-channel analog audio outputs, DTS pass through,
HDCD® compatibility, Karaoke
capability, parallel video and audio output capability, and component
video output. This model represents an excellent value in the highly
competitive market of entry-level DVD players. Read our full review of the Toshiba SD-2200. Key Features: Dual-tray design, up to 540 horizontal lines of resolution, picture zoom, video black level expansion, built-in Dolby Digital decoder, Spatializer N-2-2 virtual surround sound, HDCD® compatibility, Karaoke feature, bit-rate meter, DVD/CD text, gold-plated output jacks, component video output, 27MHz/10-bit video D/A converter, three 96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converters. View: Basic features, Video features, Audio features Prices: Click here to check the latest sale prices, or here for all on-line merchants. |
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| Sony DVP-S330 DVD/Video CD/CD Player Discontinued (as of June 2000) |
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| Sony's entry-level DVD-Video player features a DSP Servo control system (tracks DVDs and CDs better and shortens track/chapter access time), and best-in-industry SmoothScan search and SmoothSlow slow-motion modes. Key Features: DSP Servo (tracks DVDs and CDs better), SmoothScan search, SmoothSlow forward/reverse, Sony Control S jack, remote with multi-brand TV/receiver control, 10-bit video D/A converter, 96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter. |
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| Sony DVP-S530D
DVD/Video CD/CD Player Discontinued (as of June 2000) |
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For another $50, this model adds the following features (in addition to those found on the DVP-S330 model): a built-in Dolby
Digital decoder and Sony's proprietary Digital Cinema Sound modes, component video outputs, and shuttle control on the front-panel. Key Features: DSP Servo (tracks DVDs and CDs better), SmoothScan search, SmoothSlow forward/reverse, headphone jack with volume control, Sony Control S jack, jog/shuttle dial on front panel, fluorescent buttons and multi-brand TV/receiver control, 10-bit video D/A converter, 96kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter. |
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