Oppo, Oppo, and third Recommendation Oppo! It cannot be beat in pic or performance for base HDMI 720p or 1080i, excellent sound for DTS and Dolby.. Unless you must have SACD, and DVD-A than move to the Top of the line denon or one of the few below it, but the picture is not better. Also the Oppos have internal additional color correction settings, Contrast for super black ratio, Sharpness settings, Etc.. . The denon's top model is no better than 5% over the pic and this is not in every case, however the denon is sold on the additional Audio processors and multiple extra connections. Even on hometheaterhifi.com shootout the Oppo is still #1 over the top denon, and the denons beat out all Sonys, Toshibas etc.. If picture perfect is your overall goal with standard surround processing than there is no other answer, and nothing near 199.00 like this machine.
Recommended HDMI DVD players for music and movies.
I am trying to put together my first serious HT system. So I would appreciate any recommendations about any mentioned gear. Speakers will likely be Monitor Audio RS8 Silver 5.0 speakers, with probably the new Adcom GFR-700 receiver. Any sub woofer recommendation would be great as well. I am considering a B & W ASW 750. Room is around 17x17x8 with good acoustic properties. As you may have guessed, I am trying to stick to spending a reasonable amount of money on a good system. Hence, no seperates for now. I also do not want to sink mega bucks into a DVD player right now , when there is a format war taking place between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. So, I would like to get a good new or used HDMI DVD player that wont break the bank. I probably listen to music about equal the time I spend watching movies. Although I am not locked into any of the gear mentioned, I can get the afore mentioned gear easily and at reasonably modest prices. Thanks for your input.