Help: Which player is best for this setup?

matchpenalty · 04-02-00, 10:38 PM

My dad is thinking of entering the world of DVD. He has a great older carver setup but it does not have the newer decoders. So, he will need to get a player with good onboard decoders to start to keep the cost and space requirement down.

Any suggestions? I was thinking the Panasonic A-320 might do the job. My friend in a similar situation loves his.

BEC · 04-03-00, 04:36 PM

Toshiba 3109, maybe a Pioneer 626. At the end of '99, Panny's had an alarming number of "died-after-warranty" threads, more than the other brands,usu. pixelation. Just a few post's back, report of FOUR dead panny's:
http://talk.dvdtalk.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/002993.html

Got rid of mine for that reason alone. Yes,the majority of panny's work,the 320's are newer, but ...

Now, I've got a Pioneer which definitely has better picture quality than my original Panny (and a longer warranty). Sometimes mobshop or Mercata have the 3109 for around $200.
Mobshop's %20 coupon really helps.

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04-02-00, 10:38 PM	#1
matchpenalty DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Garden State Posts: 8,229	My dad is thinking of entering the world of DVD. He has a great older carver setup but it does not have the newer decoders. So, he will need to get a player with good onboard decoders to start to keep the cost and space requirement down. Any suggestions? I was thinking the Panasonic A-320 might do the job. My friend in a similar situation loves his.

04-03-00, 04:36 PM	#2
BEC Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 358	Toshiba 3109, maybe a Pioneer 626. At the end of '99, Panny's had an alarming number of "died-after-warranty" threads, more than the other brands,usu. pixelation. Just a few post's back, report of FOUR dead panny's: http://talk.dvdtalk.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/002993.html Got rid of mine for that reason alone. Yes,the majority of panny's work,the 320's are newer, but ... Now, I've got a Pioneer which definitely has better picture quality than my original Panny (and a longer warranty). Sometimes mobshop or Mercata have the 3109 for around $200. Mobshop's %20 coupon really helps. [This message has been edited by BEC (edited April 03, 2000).] [This message has been edited by BEC (edited April 03, 2000).]