Or will a dvd-a player play both? I use audio dvd creator and just got discwelder Chrome s0 I need a player that can play dvd-a now too. Does That Toshiba 4890 (can't remember the exact # right now) play both? Gapless? I thought I read somewhere on here there was a dvd-a player that wouldn't play dvd-v. Thanks for any guidance on the matter.
dvd-v plays in any dvd player that plays video (so all dvd players basically). dvd-a is limited to only players that are advertised as being dvd-a capabile.
As for the toshiba 4960, I had the samsung hd841 which is the same unit, just rebranded and had issues getting dvd-a to play gapless on it...dvd-v worked most of the time...flaky player though...would work right part of the time and wrong the rest...
Just about every DVD player is universal nowadays, so they'll play dvd-a, dvd-v, sacd, mp3, divx. etc etc etc
Quote from: nihilistic0 on May 07, 2006, 11:14:44 AM
Just about every DVD player is universal nowadays, so they'll play dvd-a, dvd-v, sacd, mp3, divx. etc etc etc
not true...dvd-a is not on ANY sony player, and there are still a ton of cheap players that dont play DVD-A or SACD
I have a Denon 2910 that plays both as well as SACD. I love it. The 1920 also plays just about anything (dvd-a, sacd, mps, etc) at a lower price point. About $350
Shane
I recommend this unit enough I should get a cut of their sales, but the pioneer elite dv-45A is a fantastic unit, plays everything I have thrown at it with zero issues and the picture is markedly better than I ever got from the sub $150 units I had used before.
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 02:01:29 PM
I recommend this unit enough I should get a cut of their sales, but the pioneer elite dv-45A is a fantastic unit, plays everything I have thrown at it with zero issues and the picture is markedly better than I ever got from the sub $150 units I had used before.
Have you tried playing home-made video DVD-R on the Pioneer? I've got the Elite 47A and am having trouble playing concert videos that I downloaded and burned. It plays just about every format and has no trouble with audio DVD-V disks that I made. I can play them on my cheap Toshiba 4960 and Samsung 841.
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 12:23:39 PM
Quote from: nihilistic0 on May 07, 2006, 11:14:44 AM
Just about every DVD player is universal nowadays, so they'll play dvd-a, dvd-v, sacd, mp3, divx. etc etc etc
not true...dvd-a is not on ANY sony player, and there are still a ton of cheap players that dont play DVD-A or SACD
cuz sony only wants to support their sacd bs
But seriously, just about any dvd player that costs over 100 bucks is gonna play everything, just look for the 6 channel analog outputs on the back. Pioneer generally seems to be the best about supporting multiple formats, and they make quality products
Quote from: lds490 on May 07, 2006, 03:02:32 PM
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 02:01:29 PM
I recommend this unit enough I should get a cut of their sales, but the pioneer elite dv-45A is a fantastic unit, plays everything I have thrown at it with zero issues and the picture is markedly better than I ever got from the sub $150 units I had used before.
Have you tried playing home-made video DVD-R on the Pioneer? I've got the Elite 47A and am having trouble playing concert videos that I downloaded and burned. It plays just about every format and has no trouble with audio DVD-V disks that I made. I can play them on my cheap Toshiba 4960 and Samsung 841.
yup, havent had any issues....
Quote from: Nick Graham on May 07, 2006, 04:48:42 PM
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
The Denon players are also capable of 24/96 over S/PDIF. I've been quite happy with my Denon 2200.
Quote from: JasonSobel on May 07, 2006, 06:06:39 PM
Quote from: Nick Graham on May 07, 2006, 04:48:42 PM
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
The Denon players are also capable of 24/96 over S/PDIF. I've been quite happy with my Denon 2200.
and I get 24/96 over S/PDIF on the DV-45A for my homemade DVDs...for the store bought DVD-As, it only goes analog out...
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 06:23:04 PM
Quote from: JasonSobel on May 07, 2006, 06:06:39 PM
Quote from: Nick Graham on May 07, 2006, 04:48:42 PM
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
The Denon players are also capable of 24/96 over S/PDIF. I've been quite happy with my Denon 2200.
and I get 24/96 over S/PDIF on the DV-45A for my homemade DVDs...for the store bought DVD-As, it only goes analog out...
All players will only output commercial DVD-A via the analog out
Gotta love copy protection schemes
Quote from: nihilistic0 on May 07, 2006, 07:14:44 PM
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 06:23:04 PM
Quote from: JasonSobel on May 07, 2006, 06:06:39 PM
Quote from: Nick Graham on May 07, 2006, 04:48:42 PM
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
The Denon players are also capable of 24/96 over S/PDIF. I've been quite happy with my Denon 2200.
and I get 24/96 over S/PDIF on the DV-45A for my homemade DVDs...for the store bought DVD-As, it only goes analog out...
All players will only output commercial DVD-A via the analog out
Gotta love copy protection schemes
not true, your thinking SACD
Quote from: Lengthwise on May 10, 2006, 10:56:29 AM
Quote from: nihilistic0 on May 07, 2006, 07:14:44 PM
Quote from: nickgregory on May 07, 2006, 06:23:04 PM
Quote from: JasonSobel on May 07, 2006, 06:06:39 PM
Quote from: Nick Graham on May 07, 2006, 04:48:42 PM
Just wanna throw my $.02 in for the Pioneer Elite 578. It plays everything flawlessly, and is also one of the few I've encountered that can do 24/96 over S/PDIF.
The Denon players are also capable of 24/96 over S/PDIF. I've been quite happy with my Denon 2200.
and I get 24/96 over S/PDIF on the DV-45A for my homemade DVDs...for the store bought DVD-As, it only goes analog out...
All players will only output commercial DVD-A via the analog out
Gotta love copy protection schemes
not true, your thinking SACD
negative. DVD-A normally has a DTS or DD 5.1 mix in the video_ts folder that can be passed over an optical or coax connector, but the 24/96 dvd-a portion of it in the audio_ts folder requires the 6 channel analog connectors. supposedly some players utilize firewire, but I dont know how often that is actually used
Love my Denon 2900. does it all.