Budget dvd player HDMI for dad.

mickyflinn · 10 Dec 2015 at 12:47

Im looking for a dvd player for my dad with hdmi, upscaling and usb that plays films , i have seen 2 but not sure .

LG DP542H and Sony DVPSR760 any opinions or other options would be most appreciated .

Tx

lucid · 10 Dec 2015 at 13:18

Unless there's some other reason for choosing a DVD player that you haven't mentioned, then I think I would be tempted to look at a Blu-ray player instead. The reasons being...

(a) it will play DVDS too
(b) it scales up DVDS to 1080p (or the maximum resolution of the TV if lower)
(c) will support file playback, and possibly newer- or higher resolution file formats that a DVD player won't handle
(d) opens up a whole new world of access to films in HiDef from Blu-ray to help make better use of the HDMI-equipped TV
(e) a more future-proofed solution

Sony BDP-S1200 is a good entry-level player.

TALON1973 · 10 Dec 2015 at 19:05

Yep....always pick blu ray over dvd

mickyflinn · 10 Dec 2015 at 19:26

Tx for the advice i will put that to him but hes old and cant see him watching blu rays, but you never know.

TALON1973 · 10 Dec 2015 at 19:39

mickyflinn said:
Tx for the advice i will put that to him but hes old and cant see him watching blu rays, but you never know.

is is an lcd ? and does it do 1080p ? if so then i'd pick a blu ray player all day long . Keeps his options open

K.C. Leblanc · 10 Dec 2015 at 21:27

mickyflinn said:
Tx for the advice i will put that to him but hes old and cant see him watching blu rays, but you never know.

At some point in the future Blu-Rays will be the norm and DVDs will become a marginal format. And if he's not great with tech then it's just easier because he can pick up film off the supermarket shelf and not really worry about the format.