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DVD Players: reliability in the mix.(Video)

Consumer Reports

| December 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

For years, we said you could take fine performance of DVD players as a given and buy by price and features. We now have reliability data on 10 brands, which can help you choose from among a wide range of excellent performers.

This year's tests also highlighted two players--a Toshiba and a Samsung--that will be of interest to some people who own a digital (HD or ED) TV. Like all the other players, these two deliver better picture quality on a digital TV with prerecorded DVDs of movies. They are the only ones tested that also deliver a top-notch picture with prerecorded DVDs of TV programs. One drawback: Samsung is a brand that's been less reliable.

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