OPPO Digital DV-981HD DVD Player
$230 is a very affordable price for a quality player. We've reviewed this Oppo player here and were very pleased with the quality & performance.
The OPPO Digital DV-981HD bridges the gap between standard DVD quality and Blu-ray/HD-DVD, in terms of what you see on the screen. This DVD player brings out the most from standard DVD, courtesy of its on-board Faroudja video processing. In addition, HDMI connectivity delivers the possible signal from DV-981HD to an HDTV.
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