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  Best Standard Def DVD Player under $8,000 used?
I am looking for the best possible Standard Def DVD player
that is BLACK. I have a Krell DVD Showcase now and it's
great but I am wondering if there is better to be had for
under $8,000 used.

I would like to hear opinions/comparisons of the video
quality for:

Krell DVD Standard
Linn Unidisk 1.1
Meridian G98
Denon 5910CI

Thanks
Tom
Tom92602  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-10-09
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01-10-09   Oppo 983h?   Shaneomac1999

01-10-09   Hmmm, buy any blu-ray format player for $300 - $500 new and ...   Danmyers

01-10-09   At the risk of sounding ignorant, 8 grand for a used dvd pla ...   Branislav

01-10-09   Tom, i've rethought my previous answer. please pm me and i'l ...   Danmyers

01-10-09   Tom, pitch the idea of dvd and think on the lines of bl ...   Aolmrd1241

01-10-09   Hey i am very glad that i waited to respond. i see their are ...   Schipo

01-10-09   We are all in awe! we can't fathom such decisions. we are al ...   Skippybo

01-10-09   Lol!!! at the present time you couldn't give me a new dvd pl ...   Gmood1

01-10-09   To the original question: i have the denon 5910 and find th ...   Classicjazz

01-10-09   Tom, the dvd standard measured better than any dvd player ev ...   Zieman

01-10-09   Tom, i have owned or still own all your choices but the dv ...   Kennyt

01-11-09   Check out reference audio mods for their selection of " ...   Stevecanyon

01-11-09   I'd like to help, but really now, everyone knows you can't g ...   Stubby

01-11-09   ok.. nice work all you $300 bluray payer lovers.. if onl ...   Tom92602

01-11-09   I often wonder about the oppo deal too, i mean come on they ...   Chadnliz

01-11-09   Bluray disks are expensive ($30.00 each), but you want to sp ...   Stereo

01-11-09   Tom take a chill pill guy..get a sense of humor. most of us ...   Gmood1

01-11-09   "i personally think in most cases my krell standard def ...   Skippybo

01-11-09   Completely disagree tom: there is a ton of useful informatio ...   Danmyers

01-11-09   danmyers you don't get it do you? i asked about 4 very spe ...   Tom92602

01-11-09   To all: if you have no experience with these 4 players do us ...   Tom92602

01-12-09   Tom, no need to quit acting like a lady lol! i never ridicu ...   Chadnliz

01-12-09   Tom, while i have had long term experience with three of th ...   Kennyt

01-12-09   tom, i do believe that you are confusing what high end ...   Aolmrd1241

01-12-09   . ...a note to kennyt........i agree with you on the xa2... ...   Mitch4t

01-13-09   If you are really looking for absolute highest quality audio ...   Stevecanyon

01-13-09   Yes, we are all avoiding your question tom. we are simply st ...   Iplaynaked

01-13-09   Tom, they aren't trying to bash you but save you big cash! j ...   Jamesw20

01-13-09   Tom, my apologies. you are right and the denon 5910ci is an ...   Danmyers

01-13-09   Tom if you buy from dan i have this bridge you may want to l ...   Chadnliz

01-14-09   "remember when everyone went from lps to cd, tubes to s ...   Iplaynaked

01-14-09   Hey playingnude, chadnliz was stabbing at sarcasm.   Jamesw20

01-15-09   Tom, danmyers is taking advantage of your naivety. i own de ...   Mig007

01-15-09   Oh, i forgot about the standard def dvd player i bought from ...   Mig007

01-15-09   I recently swapped a classe dvt-300 transport out of my syst ...   Docmark

01-15-09   Colby.....its a really budget company.   Chadnliz

01-15-09   Dude! hush up, i'm trying to hustle up some change to buy ne ...   Mig007

01-15-09   Lol, i got some cable from a nice guy in a white van for sal ...   Chadnliz

01-16-09   Theater research speakers . . . do they handle 500 watts per ...   Mig007

01-16-09   "i personally think in most cases my krell standard def ...   Seditious3

01-17-09: Skippybo
One word, Seditious3- Delusion!
It's the equivelant of thinking your Krell reference CD player sounds better than a cheap SACD player/disc, basically. Sure you're Krell might do things like dynamic contrast, noise floor, etc, better. However in terms of resolution, body, detail, etc, it's no contest. The SACD stomps the standard 16bit/44khz CD playback in the dust,for the most.
Digital processing has improved much over the years for sure. I used to own a $700 DVD player from 1998 that was reviewed as "Better than Levinson separates" from Absolute Sound, and that was indeed the case overall! Old Digital, no matter how well executed, was never perfect.
Yeah I would be simply using one of these old CD players or expensive DVD's if that's all that was needed to get the job done, but it doesn't. Those old formats leave too much on the table compared to newer, more improved technology.

Skippybo  (Answers | This Thread)


01-17-09   "however in terms of resolution, body, detail, etc, it' ...   Aolmrd1241

01-17-09   Any upsampling of standard 16/44 is equivalent of upscaling ...   Skippybo

01-18-09   we're not alone in our assessments. check out www.ultimateav ...   Johnnyb53

01-18-09   No johnnyb53, tom and the other hi-end dvd/cd player devotee ...   Skippybo

01-23-09   Anyone know where i can get a used mini van for around 75k?   Krelldog

01-24-09   Krelldog, you're in luck my brother has a 1996 caravan i'm s ...   Musicman07

01-24-09   ... musicman, i'm just going to ignore your ridiculous lowba ...   Mitch4t

01-24-09   Lmao!!!!!   Gmood1

10-22-09   Wow, lots of jerks on here responding insultingly to the goo ...   Bullot

10-23-09   Bullot, keep living the dream..... i may be the only perso ...   Kennyt

10-23-09   Best video quality.. i would say that the $499 oppo bdp-83 i ...   Audiojan

10-24-09   Kennyt...............i said the audio section of any $300 bl ...   Bullot

10-26-09   You obviouslyhavent heard the new uncpmpressed audio of blu- ...   Kennyt

10-26-09   There sure are a lot of ignorant and rude people on this me ...   Tom92602

10-26-09   I'm still lmao!!!!!   Gmood1

10-27-09   You're right, tom. i'll give you $300 for the denon.   Seditious3

10-27-09   The meridian g 98 is good stuff. now with the g series comes ...   Singleendedsingle

11-02-09   I responded earlier and wanted to add. i have the pioneer 09 ...   Classicjazz

11-07-09   Thanks classicjazz, lots of interesting and good info there! ...   Bullot

04-22-10   The krell is below the last 3 oppo dvd players image wise. ...   Lingbopper

04-25-10   Spend $300 on a samsung bluray then take the other $77oo and ...   Vernneal

04-26-10   the ps3 and oppo bdp-83 (which is $500, thankyouverymuch) ar ...   Johnnyb53

04-27-10   You want to spend $8,000 on a used sd dvd player? sorry i ca ...   Musicman07


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