Universal DVD player for HT, SACD and DVD-A


Wondering what players are musical enough to do well by SACD and DVD-A discs, but also provide great picture quality. I have a separate 2-channel system for redbook CDs so the player doesn't have to excel at that! I have no DVD-A or SACD discs, but would like to discover this media, so need to replace my cheapo Sony player.

The HDTV I have right now (a Toshiba 46H83 rear projection unit) does not have a HDMI connection, just one DVI and some component video connections. In order to somewhat future proof the DVD player (I know, there is no such thing) I would like it to have both a DVI and HDMI connection. I also need an optical connection for audio to my receiver.

Any such beast out there? My budget is about $500, but I could swing a bit more if the player is considered worth it.

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Showing 1 response by brownsanandy

The pioneer 578 all in one player is now down to $79 at CC due to the fact that they have dropped the Pioneer DCD/SACD players all together. It was only $199 retail and had some very impressive reviews. One magazine said it sounded as good as anything 10x the price.

It did pretty well on the benchmark tests as well.