Author Topic: Comparisons of Branded DVD Players (Read 36345 times)

JT · « **Reply #60 on:** Feb 07, 2006 at 03:51 PM »

Quote from: iceman90a on Feb 07, 2006 at 03:46 PM

bakit kaya di pa bumababa presyo ng 667a? I saw some old stocks at Anson's mahal pa rin ang price tag

Mahal kasi talaga ang base price ng 667a dahil mas mahal ang mga chips na ginamit compared to 676a. Mas maingay din ang mechanism ng 676a so mukhang mas cheap talaga ang pagkakagawa nito.

Meron yatang binebentang 667a si Bro.Superman. Baka pwede din ng 12mos installment ... hehehe.

Superman · « **Reply #61 on:** Feb 07, 2006 at 04:11 PM »

hehehehe! teka, iniisip ko na nga if ibebenta ko eh, hehehe!...antayin ko na lang yung galing sa iyo, hehehe!

JT, got my PM?? thanks!

iceman90a · « **Reply #62 on:** Feb 10, 2006 at 10:51 PM »

patience pays off - i found a store selling the 667A brand new for 7k

Superman · « **Reply #63 on:** Feb 11, 2006 at 01:30 PM »

Quote from: iceman90a on Feb 10, 2006 at 10:51 PM

patience pays off - i found a store selling the 667A brand new for 7k

swerte! congrats! saan yan??

munky · « **Reply #64 on:** May 29, 2006 at 11:59 PM »

Just bought Pioneer 676a at Abensons. My problem is, bakit 2.1ch lang ang lumalabas sa Dolby/DTS? I completely read the manual on "Initial Settings" para maset-up ko sa 5.1 channel pero 2.1 pa rin ang sound nya? I am using an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker.

A little help please. thanks

Jason_10 · « **Reply #65 on:** Jun 02, 2006 at 01:45 PM »

what type of connection are you using? i also have the same dvd player...no problem naman sa dd and dts.

edboy7 · « **Reply #66 on:** Jun 02, 2006 at 02:27 PM »

Try playing ulit with the settings baka naka downmix yan kaya 2.1

Superman · « **Reply #67 on:** Jun 02, 2006 at 02:40 PM »

check the settings...that should work fine...thanks!

draft · « **Reply #68 on:** Aug 25, 2006 at 05:51 PM »

planning to buy a new player to replace our broken philips 642. which between the two would be a better buy? which brand is more reliable and durable from your experience? video quality? sound? browsed the pioneer sg site. 595k is listed as having only 96kHz/24-bit DAC. the 3026k has 192khz/24-bit dac. i suppose the 3026k should sound better. does anyone also know if the 595k has a built-in dts decoder? 595k sells for 4990php. 3026k is 3990php. thanks in advance.

kojie · « **Reply #69 on:** Aug 27, 2006 at 12:13 AM »

not in your choices.. but IMHO stretch it a bit and get the pioneer 696AV.. just my .02

--kojie

draft · « **Reply #70 on:** Aug 27, 2006 at 07:19 PM »

thanks kojie. the 696 looks like a very good player. was tempting and had considered it for a while. but in the end i settled for the 3026k, as i only need a basic player. bought it for 3490php at automatic centre. got the 3-year extended warranty also for 898php.

elvenears · « **Reply #71 on:** Sep 21, 2006 at 10:55 PM »

i would recomend the 3026k ..it has built in dts decoder....and get ready for this for the price it has delay for rear,sub,and center plus it also has individual volume controls for all channels

for me thats a bargain...i am using one right now and im satisfied

john martin · « **Reply #72 on:** Sep 27, 2006 at 11:26 AM »

If your using the analog output, then upsampling to 24/192 would be better. However if your using the digital output coax or toslink, then don't bother with the upsampling. The player is just a transport and the DAC being bypassed. If your DVD to AV connection is digital, then the AV's DAC is the one being used.

antikryst · « **Reply #73 on:** Jul 10, 2007 at 04:17 PM »

whats the difference guys? 1k din ang price difference eh. would they be the same in PQ on a 32"er?

mike c · « **Reply #74 on:** Jul 10, 2007 at 05:39 PM »

the difference between the 490v and the 696 was only in the audio DAC yata ... so baka pareho din ang difference ngayon, sa audio dac din. so in theory, dapat no difference in PQ

gearhead · « **Reply #75 on:** Jul 10, 2007 at 08:18 PM »

also, the 490V uses the Mediatek MT1389FE, while the 696 uses the Mediatek MT1389EXE. don't know what's the advantage of one over the other though.

mike c · « **Reply #76 on:** Jul 10, 2007 at 08:43 PM »

sa 490

96kHz/24-bit D/A converter

sa 696

192kHz/24-bit D/A converter

400
https://www.pioneerhongkong.com.hk/site/en/product3.asp?pid=231

600
https://www.pioneerhongkong.com.hk/site/en/product3.asp?pid=242

chart of new players
https://www.pioneerhongkong.com.hk/upload/catalog/catalog-231.pdf

just looking at the charts, the main differences I see are SACD and SACD through HDMI

yvesjae · « **Reply #77 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 01:50 PM »

400:

24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC
DivX certified
2 channel audio support in HDMI
MediaTek MT1389FE (source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=841054&page=1&pp=30)

600:

24-bit/192 kHz compatible DAC
DivX Ultra certified
5.1 channel audio support in HDMI
MediaTek MT1389FXE (source: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=541644)
DVD-Audio / SACD

mike c · « **Reply #78 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 04:28 PM »

yvesjae,

yung 300 and 400 may optical out pareho

baka yung ibig sabihin nung 2 channel for 400 and 5.1 channel for 600 ay yung analog outs. hindi yung HDMI support, meron ka bang link kung saan mo nakuha yung info na yan?

yvesjae · « **Reply #79 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 05:19 PM »

Quote from: mike c on Jul 11, 2007 at 04:28 PM

yvesjae,

yung 300 and 400 may optical out pareho

baka yung ibig sabihin nung 2 channel for 400 and 5.1 channel for 600 ay yung analog outs. hindi yung HDMI support, meron ka bang link kung saan mo nakuha yung info na yan?

got the info from DV-600/DV-400 User Manual from Pioneer UK

here's the link:
http://www.service.pioneer-eur.com/peeservice/instrmanuals.nsf/0/93EC87D0DE485DE9C12572F1002729CF/$File/VRB1471_DV-600AV-S.pdf

Regarding Optical Digital output: p15 of 64 and p62 of 64
Regarding HDMI audio output settings: p16 of 64 and p47 of 64

maybe the DV-600/DV-400 released here in asia is a lot different than in UK (aside from the SCART connection).

mike c · « **Reply #80 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 09:06 PM »

the online manual parang pareho lang sa manual ko ... except for the SCART nga.

magulo lang yung manual, ang ibig sabihin niya ata, wala sa right portion yung optical and coaxial ng 400, nasa left side ng player yung optical and coaxial. if you click the pdf I linked, merong picture doon sa lower right portion ng rear parts ng mga unit.

tungkol sa HDMI 2ch or 5.1ch, hindi ko na alam, mag optical ka na lang

tutal bitstream lang naman mga dvd.

antikryst · « **Reply #81 on:** Jul 12, 2007 at 10:49 PM »

got the dv 400 earlier..just to let you guys know thnis doesnt play high res divx files or wmv files.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #82 on:** Aug 05, 2007 at 11:16 AM »

Bought a DV400 and one thing I liked about it is that it can output DTS in 2 channels. I have a stereo setup lang sa bedroom attached to my DVD player and now I can play DTS movies and output in 2 channels lang. No need for a receiver with DTS decoder.

edboy7 · « **Reply #83 on:** Aug 06, 2007 at 05:15 PM »

upsampling chip used for 400 and 300 models FYI
MediaTek 1389FE (DivX® Certified - Home Theater Video)

nerveblocker · « **Reply #84 on:** Aug 08, 2007 at 09:46 AM »

When I am playing DVDs with my Pio 400 minsan nawawala yung display and I need to reinsert again the hdmi cable to my dvd player to bring back the display. BTW, I am using 1080i. Anybody experiencing this? It averages 0-2 times in one dvd viewing.

Alfie · « **Reply #85 on:** Aug 08, 2007 at 10:51 AM »

Nerveblocker- Then you have a problem.....Digital is all or none.(hence, the 12K monster HDMI is much the same as the free HDMI cable being supplied by Samsung)

As I posted several months before, I encountered the same problems with my Samsung slim CRT and when I called Samsung, the technician acknowledge the problem and asked wheter I wanted a repair (to be done at home, they will change the HDMI connector motherboard,claimed it'll take a few minutes as long as they have the part) or I can ask for an upgrade to LCD.
Check out the Pioneer player 1st, attached it to another HDMI capable projector/LCD/Plasma and observed it watch for 4-6 hours,and if the problem does not occur,then it's probably your HDMI equipped display.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #86 on:** Aug 08, 2007 at 08:19 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Aug 08, 2007 at 10:51 AM

Check out the Pioneer player 1st, attached it to another HDMI capable projector/LCD/Plasma and observed it watch for 4-6 hours,and if the problem does not occur,then it's probably your HDMI equipped display.

Thanks for the response. The problem is that I don't have any extra HDMI capable display as of the moment to test whether it is the DVD player or the LCD TV that has the problem. I also thought that my HDMI cable is too thick for the space at the back of the LCD ( the HDMI cables they use in the stores are thinner though). Talked to my cousin with a Samsung LCD TV and he told me that he has also the same problem specially when his subwoofer vibrates. Sometimes I just shake my HDMI cable and the display reappears again. It is getting irritating though at times when you are at the climax and then your display turns to the blue screen.

Also tried attaching the cable to the other HDMI port in my LCD TV and I still have the same observations.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #87 on:** Aug 14, 2007 at 11:04 PM »

Solved this problem already. The culprit was the hdmi cable. It had a loose connector in one end. I replaced it with an Acoustic Research HDMI cable and everything is ok so far. Good thing it wasn't my Aquos that had the problem. Whew!

danrd · « **Reply #88 on:** Aug 14, 2007 at 11:45 PM »

Nice Doc. Its a good thing the problem was solved that simple.

ganicru · « **Reply #89 on:** Aug 15, 2007 at 02:15 PM »

Try the HDMI 1.3 version with your DV400. Am using a Sony HDMI 1.3version cable pang Sony PS3 hooked with my Panny 42PV plasma, replacing the older HDMI ko (Ultra Link), mas clearer for fast action scenes. Try nyo!