Yamaha DVD5750 Progressive Scan DVD Player
Nothing fancy, but flawless for what it does.
Sold my progressive scan PS2 that I used for DVD/CD playback and replaced it with this. Wow. WOW. Wow. I am cynical when it comes to product reviews regarding increased picture & sound quality simply by changing any particular component but no more. <br />VIDEO - hooked up via component (mid-priced cables) to my Toshiba 34HF85 CRT & set to progressive scan. Put on Return of the King EE.....And? The closest to film quality I've ever seen. Smooth, warm, no jaggies, no macroblocking or video noise to speak of. Elegant is not an odd word to describe the picture quality. <br />AUDIO - Even better results than the video. Using a mid-priced optical cable to my older Yamaha DTS receiver & playing several audio CDs I'm hearing increased sonic details in songs that I have never heard before. Again, words such as elegant, warm, vibrant, smooth, NATURAL are all choice words to describe the quality of sound. It's not a cold, nor digital/processed sound but more closer to, well REAL. <br />I have and always will be a huge fan of Yamaha products. There's no showing off with smokes & mirrors; no extraneous bells and whistles that most people even really need. Their prices may be a bit higher but you get what you pay for; the most accurate, natural warm sound & vision from machines that are digital, cold & processed; all 1 & 0s. What it's giving is something closer to us, REAL. And it is worth every cold penny. Highly Recommended. <br />P.S. - Make sure you keep the Black Level set to ON in the setup menu. It works.