Sony DVP-NS400D DVD Player
Best DVD player with built-in dolby decoder for 200$
I recently purchased this dvd player after doing quite a bit of <BR>research. My budget was approx. 200 $. I wanted a player that<BR>has built in dolby digital 5.1 decoder so that I can hook it<BR>to my Yamaha receiver (4 years old) and still enjoy latest<BR>Dolby Digital effects.<BR>I must say that it works beautifully on my flat screen TAU panasonic TV and Yamaha receiver + Energy speakers and sub. <BR>Picture and sound effects are crystal clear. <BR>We saw &quot;Shrek&quot; and I was blown away by the picture and color details as well as sound effects.<BR>I had seen the same movie on VCR and must say that I was quite<BR>impressed by the added viewing/listening pleasure offered by<BR>this DVD player. <BR>DVD player has long feature lists. I have not used even 20% of <BR>what you can do  with it.<BR>I love &quot;resume from current location&quot; feature.<BR>(i.e. it remembers the location where you stopped your CD/DVD <BR>and resumes from there)<BR>Another feature I like is the way you can set up 5 speakers plus<BR>a subwoofer using test tones thro' DVD menu. You can adjust gains<BR>for individual speakers to match your room acoustics. <BR>Remote is very functional. I can control on-off for my TV as well<BR>as volume for my receiver.<BR>Moreover, most of the functions you tend to play with (such <BR>as choosing audio tracks on DVD, subtitles, surround effects<BR>) have separate buttons on remote (instead of access <BR>thro' on screen menu)<BR>There are no real negatives in this DVD player<BR>from my perspective (especially if you consider the price <BR>at which you get it)<BR>I highly recommend it!