YES, you're bound to find a Faroudja-equipped DVD units in the capital city but the brands are highly specialized names and the distributors won't stock it unless you have to special-order it. The main name is DENON, I bought my first Denon DVD unit in 2003 with the 2200. Its performance is qualifiably far superior to my previous Pioneer & Panasonic. Using it now by coupling it with a Sony Wega 27-inch of the first generation batch (circa 1999) with its S-Video input still delivers a stunning image wherein the TV's interlaced lines are being actively "contracted" by the Faroudja chip from the player to deliver that classic CRT penultimate picture "perfectness." I tested it with KingKong and the ape's hirsute form is impossible to be dismissed as merely digital creation. Spectra at Makati stocks it long ago. Next, I upgraded to the DENON 2910 and this unit is equipped with the Faroudja SL203 chip. This chip is supposed to be far more superior to the previous ones, and as far as I know, the same thing is the brain behind several models of DVDO line doublers that sells for around $2,000. The image resolution is even more impressive, doubling that of the previous Faroudjas and in our case, used with a Screenplay 4805 projector. This model came from Image Video in Harrison Plaza, it sells for P42,000 in 2005. Our next model is another Denon but it has abandoned the Faroudja chip. We urged you to make a modest investment for a Faroudja-equipped DVD player because your hard-earned money would certifiably be money well-spent from being able to enjoy such sophisticated line-doublers. Faroudja is the final word on video chips, unless of course you have came to know of the ascending name called "Silicon Optix." I spent high for these players because I have remained single and does not have a family to support. In my case, IMAGE IS EVERYTHING, I can relegate the essentialness of audio or sound as just secondary concerns - but the most essential is the image - the more perfect the better. Look for the Denon 2910 or the current 1930ci, which sells for P28,000 from Listening In Style or even lower from an AV shop called Pro-Laser in Quezon City (an Onkyo & Denon specialist). Thank you for listening....
