DVD Players


The explosion in consumer acceptance of the DVD player is without a doubt the fastest most widespread adaptation to a new technology the consumer electronics market has ever seen.

It's hard to believe that before 1997 there were no DVDs or DVD players. In only the last three years DVD players have gone from niche market to mainstay of most retailers, who previously dealt in VHS.

The explosion has been hastened by steep declines in the price of DVD players and media. Today you can buy a DVD player for $30 and raiders of the lost discount bins can find DVDs for as low as $5. It's almost not worth renting titles you plan on viewing multiple times when you can probably buy it for less.
Concepts in DVD technology
The benefits to the DVD player over VHS and Laserdisc are obvious to anyone who has actually watched either. The picture quality on even a modest TV will be immediately apparent once you connect a DVD player.

Once you're spoiled with digital quality video, it's difficult to go back to VHS. For anyone with an HDTV, the DVD player is a must. No other video playback device can offer built in progressive scan, and the feature is common on affordable DVD players.

But you don't need to have a giant sound system and big screen HDTV to enjoy the benefits of DVD players. All you need is a TV with an audio and video input to hook up your DVD player. The inputs on the back of the TV will be in the form of RCA connectors (the yellow connector is composite video, the red and/or white are audio).