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Monday, August 28, 2006

ABC of DVD players

Compared to televisions and audio systems the DVD player is a relatively humble and inexpensive part of your home theatre. However if you want to get the best possible movie experience it’s important to choose one wisely. Here are a couple of things you should look out for.

Today’s DVD players aren’t just used to play regular DVD’s. You might want to play audio CD’s or your MP3 files or perhaps the home video you burnt on to a CD-ROM. Make sure your player is compatible with as many formats as possible: for instance both MP3 and WMA audio formats, both NTSC and PAL and the multitude of DVD formats: DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW etc.

You should also take a close look at the remote control. You will often be watching movies in the dark and the remote should be easy to handle. The main buttons for stopping and moving forward and backward should be large and well placed and ideally the remote should light up in the dark. Since there are very few controls on the unit itself, the remote also indicates which features are available. Check for features like slow-motion or zoom which aren’t present on all players.

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