The titles says it all.

I heard the Sony is grainy at 1080p. Judged solely on picture quality, which one is better?

I had the Sony DVP-NS77H for about 2 months before I sold it, tried the Pioneer DV-400V, and currently own the Oppo DV-980H. Here is my list have picture quality rankings when I compared the three dvd players.
1. Oppo DV-980H - Excellent picture with a little to no grain.
2. Sony DVP-NS77H - Good picture quality with less grain than the Pioneer DV-400V.
3. Pioneer DV-400V - had a more grainy and soft picture than the Sony DVP-NS77H.

The titles says it all.

I heard the Sony is grainy at 1080p. Judged solely on picture quality, which one is better?
They are pretty similar. Look past picture quality and focus more on other features. That should help you narrow it down. I do like the 980H myself.

What about the Philips 5982? How is the grain with 1080p. I've been hearing that all mediatek chip players are similar and am wondering if I should shell out the extra bucks for a more expensive player.

What about the Philips 5982? How is the grain with 1080p. I've been hearing that all mediatek chip players are similar and am wondering if I should shell out the extra bucks for a more expensive player.I have a 5982 outputting 480p to my Mits 55807 RPTV, and it looks considerably worse in PQ than my old Panasonic RP-56. I was looking at the three models Kage listed as a replacement/upgrade of the Philips.