Top 3 HD-DVD and Blue-Ray DVD Players

Samsung BD-P1200

The Samsung BD-P1200 is one of the best Blue-Ray DVD players on the market. This is the second generation of the Samsung Blue-Ray DVD player and it has solved a lot of the issues that were found in the first generation consoles. The Samsung BD-P1200 can play CD’s and has HDMI 1.3 support, despite these two fixes it still has disappointing audio playback. The Samsung BD-P1200 makes up for this in its Blue-Ray and DVD image quality, both have stunning output. Although this generation of Samsung BD doesn’t have all the issues as the first generation it still has some problems.

The player has a sleek design and is a very attractive unit; the front panel has a glossy finish that will attract finger prints. With only three buttons on the front you won’t need to touch it much, but it’s ok because you get one of the best stock remotes ever. The remote is very well designed, all of the important buttons are grouped together and it’s easy to use. I also like how they made the main control buttons glow in the dark, no more searching for the important buttons like play/stop/forward/reverse.

The player can play Blue-Ray discs and DVD’s both have exceptional video quality, of course the Samsung BD-P1200 can not play HD-DVD discs. The HDMI 1.3 allows for deep rich colors and even better video output to your HDTV. Overall this player is one of the best on the market for watching High-Def video on, you can get one for about $700 bucks check them out hereToshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD player

The Toshiba HD-XA2 is one of the best HD DVD players around and is one of the cheapest HD DVD players you can buy right now, sitting at about $600 bucks. This isn’t too bad when a lot of High-Def players are selling for around $1000. The Toshiba HD-XA2 supports HD DVD playback and will also play DVD’s. Since the first generation consoles Toshiba has fixed a lot of issues that were crippling their performance and sales of players.

Toshiba HD-XA2 is much improved over the first generation console; it features HDMI 1.3 as well as 1080p output. The image quality on the Toshiba HD-XA2 is nothing short of amazing, I was shocked how clear and crisp the image output was. If you are willing to gamble on HD DVD format winning the format war this could be one heck of a player. If you want to take a chance this is the player for you, but for those who aren’t sure it might be better to wait and see who wins HD DVD or Blue-Ray.

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If you are serious about HD DVD and Blue-Ray then you might want to invest in something like the LG BH100 which is capable of playing both formats of High-Def DVD’s. This of course isn’t going to be a cheap player, they cost about $1200 dollars but you can play both formats of the High-Def DVD’s which means you wont have to worry about the format war interfering with title selection or eventually when one format wins your player wont be obsolete.

This player has all the goodies that you would expect from a High-Def player, HDMI outputs, 1080i and 1080p outputs and amazing audio output. This is the best all in one High-def player you can get; you won’t have to worry about anything with this player. What more could you ask for from a High-Def player, you get HD DVD and Blue-Ray playback with amazing video and audio.

The price of the LG BH100 would make you think that it has no quirks at all, but that isn’t true, first it cant play CD’s that isn’t an issue with me but some people like to play CD’s on their DVD player. Other quirks include some TV’s not being able to support the 1080p output, up scaling of DVD’s is not as great as a lot of its competitors, and finally the biggest flaw, it doesn’t support HDi interactive features of HD DVD. With a price tag of $1200 you would think that they would make sure their product has no issues at all, even with the quirks it’s still the best overall High-Def player on the market.

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Well there you have it there are three High-Def players on the market that are the best around. You have your choice between HD DVD, Blue-Ray or a player that supports both playbacks. I suggest the LG BH100 if you are serious about High-Def video, it ensures that no matter what format wins the war you will still be able to use your player. It costs about double compared to the other players but think of it this way, you buy a $700 Blue-Ray player and then HD DVD becomes the only format you have to spend the $600 to get that player and now you are spending $100 extra dollars. So just to be safe get a player that will support both medias.

Reference:

• www.lg.com