Perhonorificus

Hello,

I just bought a Sanyo DVD-SL33 at Costco; while it seems to be a good player overall, it is making a whine which I can't stand. I'm very keen to the noises produced by electronic components around the house and always shop for quiet before quality. Before that, I was playing my DVDs on my Playstation 2 - imagine the pain (that thing sounds like a vacuum cleaner.)

Is there such a thing as a silent (or, at least, rather quiet) DVD player? Are cheaper ones usually noisier, or could it be the other way around -- more power = more noise? I'd ask a salesman, but I figured they would just look at me strangely and babble.

As a side question, I'm also wondering if any kind soul here has ever used a Zenith DVD player, and what they though of it. I was hesitating between that one and the Sanyo. I forgot its complete name - I think it's the Zenith DVB216.


In case I'm lucky enough to receive any answer - thanks!

Mr. Salty

Zenith and Sanyo wouldn't even be liste in the top 10 players I would consider buying. There are much better options out there, including Pioneer, Panasonic, Denon and many others.

really, the best thing to do is have a salesman spin a disc in each player you're looking at and decide for yourself if it meets your sound requirements.

Perhonorificus

Thanks, good idea. That's what they're payed for anyway.

Brian Shannon

My Denon DVD 2900 is very quiet, my protable is very noisy.

Build quality has alot to do with the noise.

Perhonorificus

Oh my,
I wouldn't want to spend much more than a hundred dollars. My television wouldn't support all those high-end features anyway.

emoxley

your television doesn't have anything to do with it............ it ONLY displays the video.

Perhonorificus

Maybe, but it doesn't support progressive scan and God knows what else.