I'm looking at picking up a HDTV tube in a couple of months (probably 32" or 30/34" still debating, but not the topic here) and I'm thinking of moving my current DVD player (JVC 523) to music only duty upstairs and getting something that does progressive scan to go with the new TV. I've read a lot of threads here and on other forums, and it looks like I have two major options at the moment.
1. Get a Panasonic DVD-XP50 before they disappear completely (it looks like 6Ave still has them).
2. Wait for something new coming out in the next couple of months (maybe the Samsung 931).
A third option would be to grab a Panny RP-91 from Newegg at $300, but I think the better picture quality of the XP50 would be better than the features/build of the RP-91. Thoughts?
Given that I'm looking at a tube instead of a digital viewing setup (plasma, LCD, DLP, etc) it seems like the Samsung 931 might not be worth waiting for. It depends on how good the DACs in the tubes are compared to the ones in the DVD players - any thoughts there?
Thanks in advance for your help.
1. Get a Panasonic DVD-XP50 before they disappear completely (it looks like 6Ave still has them).
2. Wait for something new coming out in the next couple of months (maybe the Samsung 931).
A third option would be to grab a Panny RP-91 from Newegg at $300, but I think the better picture quality of the XP50 would be better than the features/build of the RP-91. Thoughts?
Given that I'm looking at a tube instead of a digital viewing setup (plasma, LCD, DLP, etc) it seems like the Samsung 931 might not be worth waiting for. It depends on how good the DACs in the tubes are compared to the ones in the DVD players - any thoughts there?
Thanks in advance for your help.