The market presents many models of DVD players, prices are quite democratic - what to choose? Consumer analysis of models.
Household appliances uses a wide variety of media and formats to record sound and images. It can be well acquainted to all audio and video tapes or more advanced laser CDs. But, unfortunately, neither others satisfy the increased requirements even on the household level. These attacks are very simple: the video should have high quality, not to deteriorate on time and storage conditions, ensure easy navigation on the carrier and maintain multi-channel sound for home theater. For the sake of all this, a new format of recording-DVD was developed.
DVD players and discs appeared on only 7 years ago, but their popularity is growing steadily. Today, they confidently displacing video tapes and "classic" video recorders from the market. What is the reason? First, as a picture. It, as they say, is at least once who has ever looked at the "good" TV licensed DVD and VHS records, draws attention to the clarity of parts, paints and "freshness" images obtained from DVD. Secondly, the digital recording on DVD disks does not spoil on time, the carrier does not "hang out" and not "demagnetizes" like a tape film. Thirdly, the disk navigation is very simple - you do not need to spend time on the rewind of the tape. Fourth, the capacity capacity allows you to record a lot of useful information on them.
The number of DVD players models is also rapidly increasing. If another 3-4 years ago, they were quite elite technique produced by a small number of worldwide electronics manufacturers, and cost at least a thousand dollars, now the situation has changed.
However, such a "rapid development" concludes and some minuses. Models mass, the prices for them are quite democratic, the choice is huge. Meanwhile, for most of the population, DVD players still remain a technique. That is why we tried to hold consumer analysis of the DVD players presented in the market. So, what to pay attention to when buying a DVD player?
Turn the wheels ...
Today, DVD players are issued by almost all manufacturers of audio vote. Among the recognized leaders are Japanese companies AIWA, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba, JVC, as well as Samsung (Korea), Philips (Holland), Arcam (United Kingdom). Separately, it is worth mentioning very popular in our country Rolsen (Russia), VKK (China), Xoro (Germany), which produce "budgetary" samples of DVD players worth $ 100-150.Conditionally DVD players can be divided into several price categories. Ksama Lost includes models worth $ 100-300. They, as a rule, do not have a built-in decoder capable of reproducing the multichannel sound of the home theater. But such players are functionally well equipped, they can "read" disks of most audio and video formats, including MP3, WMA, MPEG4 (not all expensive models are capable). However, cheap players are not able to play "exquisite" audio formats SACD and DVD-Audio, and generally copier with sound worse than ordinary CDs and music centers. Until recently, the leaders of sales of cheap DVD players remained company and Xoro companies, but it seems that their monopolies come to an end. The budget "line" drew such "large players" such as Kenwood (DVF-3070), Panasonic (DVD-S35EE-S / K), Philips (DV-343, DV-360 and DV-464), Sony (DVP -NS330), Thomson (DTH210E), Toshiba (SD-130), Pioneer (2650). They also presented the devices worth not higher than $ 150-200. In addition, budget models produce all South Korean companies: Daewoo-DQD6100K ($ 140); Samsung- DVD-S224 ($ 170).
The next price category ($ 300-600) includes technically more advanced DVD players equipped with built-in Dolby Digital decoders (DD), DTS. These models are usually designed to reproduce SACD or DVD-AUDIO formats. CDVD-decks worth about $ 500-700 appears the function of the progressive sweep (more about it will be said further). The border between Top Hi-Fi class models and Hi-End appliances runs within $ 1500-2000. The latter provide the highest quality sound and images, but additional functions in them may be even less than in cheaper players. Accompliant, in models costing more than $ 1000, it is not always possible to play Windows Media audio records (WMA) and MP3, although recently an increasing amount of models provide support for these "non-", but very popular audio formats.
It must be borne in mind that the functions inherent in expensive models are very quickly "masterful" models cheap. So, at the beginning of the year, the same progressive sweep was found in DVD players from $ 1000. Today there is a model with a progressive BBK 969S progressive scan value of only $ 185.
Find your DVD!
The DVD player model is necessary, first of all, based on the tasks set before it (playing certain formats of audio and video records, the ability to create and store your own archives on DVDs), as well as- depending on the rest of the equipment that is equipped with Home Cinema. For example, if you plan to install a modern, more screen TV, a plasma or LCD panel, a video projector that support the function of the progressive scan of the image, it is worth buying an appropriate model of the DVD player. This function "recreates" a single frame of two "halves" (we recall that in ordinary TVs, the image is not fed in the form of 25 solid frames, but in the form of 50 "half-sized", each of which consists of all even or odd lines). Thanks to the progressive scan of the string of "half-frames", they do not roll over each other, and as a result, the brightness, clarity and quality of the picture played are noticeably increasing.
List of connectors most frequently used in DVD players
| Connector name | Type of output signal | Type Connector |
|---|---|---|
| Coaxial | Digital sound | S / PDIF. |
| Linear | Sound stereoanalog | RCA ("Tulip") |
| Optic | Sound digital | Toslink. |
| Component Y-CB-CR | Video analog | 3xrca or 3xbnc. |
| Component RGB. | Video analog | SCART. |
| Composet | Video analog | SCART or RCA. |
| S-video | Video analog | Minidin, Scart. |
| Dolby Digital, DTS | Multichannel sound | 6xrca. |
| DVI | Digital video | DVI |
Extremely relevant for the last generation DVD player is the ability to transfer data to a reproducing device in a digital format (using a DVI connector, such as in SAMSUNG and DV 8400 models 935 from Marantz). Paradoxically, but before that the signal of DVD players was transferred to the TV in analog form, with conversion and inevitable loss of quality. AUGBO "digital" devices that include LCD TVs and plasma panels, an analog signal is converted back to digital. These actions were made only with one goal to avoid illegal copying (with the appearance of reliable ways to copy from copying, the overwhelming majority of DVD players will be equipped with a digital output). The DVI connector reduces the unnecessary chain of transformations. It should be noted that its presence is useful only for digital devices. TVs with electron beam tubes and inexpensive video projectors (XV-Z90 from SHARP, PLV-Z1 from Sanyo) worth $ 1300-2000 are played only analog signal.
The quality of the displayed image largely depends on the distributed digital-to-analog converter that turns the data stream to the "real" picture. Daepy DVD players are used by DACs 10-27 MHz (the lowest quality option), 10-54, 12-108 and 14-108 MHz. The first number indicates the size of the binary code in which the "encrypted" the maximum possible number of color colors, and the second means the clock frequency of the built-in video processor of the DVD player. The greater the values of both numbers, the higher the quality of color reproduction and softer halftone, but at the same time the cost of the DVD player increases significantly. The highest quality DACs 14-108MHz are used on top-class models, such as TOSHIBA SD-9500E ($ 1700), Sony DVP-NS999ES ($ 1200).
The main use of DVD players today is watching video recordings at home. In addition, it is desirable that video players provide the ability to record and preserve favorite TV shows (both airtal and satellite television), as well as home video filming using household video cameras. Until recently, such tasks were solved thanks to cassette video recorders (VHS, SVHS recording formats) or CD-drives embedded in computers playing videoOcd recording formats, VideoCDMPEG4. But all these methods do not provide a picture of really high quality, comparable at least with a signal received through satellite television. Such quality is achieved only with DVD-Video format.
To understand the benefits of DVD-Video format, first of all, it is necessary to recall the main quality criteria for video image. These criteria are the resolution of the picture, the frame rate and the depth of color replaces. The resolution is called the number of conditional points (pixels), of which the image horizontally and vertical is folded. The television frame in the European PAL encoding system consists of 576 working lines, each of which contains 720 points. Video tapes of a well-known VHS format allow you to record an image containing 250 lines, and the svhs cassettes are about 350 lines. The size of the image recorded on DVD-Video disks corresponds to the American television standard NTSC (720480 pixels) or European telestand pal (720576 points). The same resolution of the picture at the television signal of satellite television (for example, Cosmos-TV channels or NTV-Plus). Finally, the so-called "high-definition television" (abbreviated HDTV-High Density TV) provides a picture containing 19201080 points.
Pattern is simple: the higher the resolution of the picture, the higher the clarity and quality of the image. It must be remembered that the resolution of even the best TVs with tubular kinescope does not exceed 450 lines, so you can appreciate all the advantages of DVD-Video or satellite television format using video projectors, plasma panels or liquid crystal televisions (LCD) screen, capable of playing pictures with such a resolution. In general, if the superiority of DVD (RW) in front of VHS is obvious, then the main drawback is the high price, which, however, is quickly reduced. The roads are so far rewritable discs (their cost is $ 3.5-7), and DVD players with the ability to write about $ 700.
If you compare DVDs with the most "smart" computer discs Video CD, then the following picture is observed. The information container of standard (single-layer and one-sided) DVD discs are almost an order of magnitude higher than that of CDs (4,7gb and 650MB, respectively). Large capacity allows you to record not only the image with a resolution of 720,576 points (PAL), but also all kinds of related information: multichannel sound track for home theater, several doubles options (for example, censored and "not very"), disabled subtitles (for hearing impaired as well as To view musical films, not to spoil the "native" sound track).
DVD digital recording is characterized by a high bit rate (intensity of transmitting data stream per unit time). Modern DVD devices support Bitrate 3-9 MBIT / s. Typically used data transmission with variable intensity - it changes depending on the "complexity" of the picture, the variety of small parts and dynamic scenes. That is why, by the way, it is impossible to say about the DVD disk, how many minutes of video will fit on it (which, of course, creates some inconvenience).
Comparison DVD with other disk video carriers
| Recording format | DVD. | LD. | Super VCD. | VCD. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record Method | Digital (MPEG2) | Analog | Digital (MPEG2) | Digital (MPEG1) |
| Capacity, byte | 4.7 GB | - | 650 MB | 650 MB |
| Play time, min | About 130 * | 120 (2 sides) | 45 * | 74 * |
| Horizontal resolution | Up to 576 lines | 430 lines | 350 and more lines | 250 and more lines |
| Sound quality | 48-192 kHz; 16-24 bits | 44.1 kHz; 16 bits | 44.1 kHz; 16 bits | 44.1 kHz; 16 bits |
| * - depending on the bitrate and the disk used: on a two-layer double-sided DVD drive is placed up to 8 hours of high quality video |
Not only the high cost of the DVD format can be attributed not only to the high cost of the rewritable "DVD-RW discs, but also the high price of discs with records is $ 10-30. This amount (which includes and deducting copyright and the price of the software used) is determined by the high-cost encoding and formatting of the recording. And although the production of simple DVDs costs several times cheaper than the manufacturer of the video cassette, the total cost remains as long as high, and the special tendency to its decrease is not planned. For example, in the US, the second part of the Lord of the Lord of the Rings (The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers), published on cassettes and disks on August 18, 2003, costs to $ 25 (VHS) or $ 40 (DVD).
Useful feature is the ability to modify the operating system of the DVD player processor (so-called "flashing" or "upgrade"). The need for "flashing" arises due to the fact that in some models can be laid, but certain functions are not activated (for example, reading rewritable discs or sweep in PAL), and flashing allows them to activate them. So, DV-SP800 DVD player from ONKYO until September 2003. Released without a progressive sweep function in the PAL color system, but the previously released DV-SP800 instances are modified for free in ONKYO local service centers. Similar features of "flashing" are also implemented from other manufacturers, but the "process" itself occurs in different ways. Modelee Xoro has the ability to produce upgrade via the Internet, and the players of the VKK and Pioneer are "reflash" in service centers (the cost of the service- $ 30-40).
Pixel (from the English. Picture Cell-element of the image) is the simplest structural element of the bitmap. Pixels are located on the screen in the form of a rectangular matrix.
DVD. Deciphered as a Digital Versatile Disc-digital multifunction disk.
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) - the name of the series of compression formats of the Audoviovi signal.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) - Digital Data Transmission Interface. Also called the data connector in digital format.
MP3, WMA. (Windows Media Audio) - Musical Data Compression Formats. They allow you to minimize sound file size, while maintaining good sound quality.
DOLDY DIGITAL, DTS - Multichannel audio decoding technologies. Used in the system of home theaters.
Dynamic range - The difference (in decibels) between the loud and quiet signals that can reproduce the speaker system.
Resolution (Screen resolution) - the total number of display points displayed on the screen horizontally and vertical. It characterizes the ability of the screen to reproduce small parts.
Among other features, when choosing a DVD player model, first of all, you must first make sure that there are output connectors required to connect a particular type of playing equipment. The connectors in DVD players differ in the functions performed by them (the sound of the stereo and multichannel, video image), as well as the design ("Tulip" RCA, SCART, etc.).
DVD players are recommended to be connected by component y-CB-CR (three separate plugs with Y / CR / CB designations), or by the SCART-RGB connector, or, in extreme cases, S-Video (composite output is designed to connect VHS video recorders ). The maximum number of possible output connectors is observed in budget and expensive models. Extract models may not be component output, and, for example, only the standard SCART connector. Almost models, on the contrary, there may be no SCART connector (DVD-S35, Panasonic).
No less important for user convenience, a simple and understandable control menu and the DVD player settings system are presented. By purchasing a unwanted DVD player, do not hesitate to "torment" sellers for the entire coil- ask them to show how to manage the selected model.
Choosing a DVD player, do not forget about "zone protection". Inout the time, manufacturers in the best Orwell traditions divided the world to "zones", for each of which their own discs with regional code and their own losing devices were released (so that the pirates were not poured). However, such protection turned out to be too expensive for the companies themselves. Today, many of the regional code prescribe from him refused, but, nevertheless, in some DVD players (especially for old models) zonal protection can be included, and when you need to make sure it is deactivated. In the opposite case, the likelihood that many discs will not be able to see.
Audio Combine Xxifequer
Despite the advantages of DVD players compared to VHS and SVHS video recorders, the instant "displacement" of one format does not occur. Too much "luggage" video cassette is accumulated by humanity, and the new items are replicated first on VHS. Therefore, a variety of combined devices that combine the DVD player and Hi-Fi (S) VHS-VCR and Hi-Fi (S) VHS-VCR appeared on the market. Such devices offer Samsung (model SV-DVD3E, $ 280), JVC (HR-XV1EU, $ 305), Sharp (DV-NC70RU, $ 280), AIWA (HV-DH10, $ 250).
Another, more rare combination-DVD player with a built-in hard disk (HDD): DMR-E100HEE-S (Panasonic), DVR-5100H (Pioneer), DTH7500 (Thomson). Such devices are still worth a lot ($ 600-800), but quickly cheaper, in particular, due to the fall in the prices of the hard drives themselves (at present, for such a carrier, the volume of 120GB will have to pay approximately $ 100). The hard disk opens up new opportunities in the operational conservation of video information. For example, the "Time Machine" function - in the transmission process you can pause the TV channel viewing (for this, it is enough to press the "pause" button). And then it will automatically start recording to the disk, so that at any time you can resume.
Along with the video, DVD players are capable of playing sound quality. In addition to such universal formats, like CD and MP3, they use special for the SACD multi-channel audio (Super Audio CD) and DVD-AUDIO. There is a serious rivalry between the developers-developers of these sound codings. As a result, many manufacturers support only "their" format, so, for example, Sharp DVD players, Sony and Philips are not recognized "DVD-Audio, and the Panasonic and Toshiba-SACD models are simply reproduced). This is the more unpleasant that sound recording companies are also divided into two warring camps. For example, the music of the DOORS group can be heard on DVD only in DVD-Audio format, a Pink Floyd, respectively, on SACD (it should be noted that the "pirated" SACD and DVD-AUDIO disks in nature does not exist). It is not surprising that fans of a high-quality "sound" on DVD prefer models capable of playing both sound formats, for example, 757AI (Pioneer, $ 830), 2900 (Denon, USA-Japan, $ 1100), DV-SP800 (Onkyo, $ 1700). And at SACD, and DVD-Audio has its advantages that do not allow any other to become a clear leader.
Comparative characteristics of SACD audio formats, DVD-Audio and CD| Name of format | Number of discretization bits | Discretization frequency *, kHz (2 channels) | Maximum number of channels | Range of transmitted frequencies, Hz | Dynamic range, dB | Additional features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACD. | one | 2822.4-11200 | 6. | 0-100000 | 120. | Text, motionless and rolling image |
| DVD-Audio. | 16/20/24 | 44.1-192. | 6. | 0-96000 | 144. | Text, motionless and rolling image, slideshow |
| CD | sixteen | 44,1 | 2. | 5-20000 | 96. | Text |
| * - the number of signal readings per second (roughly speaking, how many times per unit of time the device "measures" signal parameters) |
Due to the rivalry of SACD and DVD-Audio formats, as well as a relatively high cost of equipment for their high-quality playback in the world, not so many disks with similar records are released. There are currently about 1000 albums recorded in SACD format and about 500- in DVD-Audio format. Turn these digital formats are in demand when recorded symphonic music, academic jazz and other true "audiophile" musical directions. The problem is partially solved with the advent of DVD players supporting the reproduction of the multichannel sound of both formats.
Of particular interest to Russian consumers should cause DVD players reproducing MPEG4 format due to the widespread prevalence in Russia of CDs with MPEG-4 films. So far, DVD players equipped with MPEG4 decoder is not so much, for example, Xoro models (HSD-410, HSD-420) worth about $ 240, and the DP-500 Danish company KISS Technology AG ($ 370). The latest model is also remarkable by the fact that it is equipped with an Ethernet network connector, with which the player can be connected to a local computer network and the Internet (which means: video playback, MP3 and graphs from the computer hard disk, listening to Web radio, simplified flashing and still Many different features).
The DVD player can be used as a component of the musical centers, popular with young people. Now there are dozens of similar AudovovideoBabins worth of about $ 150, in which the "traditional" CD player is replaced with a more perfect DVD. In its design, these mini-systems do not differ in their design: they provide one-or two-channel deca, FM tuner, equalizer, built-in or fastened speakers. Among such systems with the most "democratic" prices can be noted XL-114 (Daewoo, $ 151), Max-B420 (Samsung, $ 155), XL-1000W (Sharp, $ 155). Of course, the quality of the reproducible picture by such DVD players is not the highest.
What is available
The main disadvantage of the "Early DVD era" was the impossibility of self-write and rewrite disks. The lack of recording and overwriting DVD recorders was partly due to technical difficulties, partly concerns of uncontrolled "piracy". Today, all these problems have been successfully overcome. And although recording DVDs are still worth a lot (from $ 700-800), there is a rapid decline in prices. As for computer recording DVD players, their cheapest models are from $ 150. Today, RDR-GX7 DVD recorders are presented on the market (Sony, DVD-R / RW format), RDX-1 (Yamaha, DVD + R / RW format), DVR-3100 (Pioneer), DVDR75 and DVDR890 (Philips, DVD format -R / RW). Thus, the DVD video fans have the opportunity to create a digital home video archive. Here, the advantages of the "digits" are especially obvious, videos can be compiled in any convenient thematic sequence, and there are no loss of quality during copying.Some difficulties may occur only from the owners of DVD players released several years ago, due to the limited compatibility of different DVD-Video recording formats. They are already already already already there are as many as five: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD + R, DVD + RW. DVD-RAM appeared earlier than others - it is placed in a special cartridge. The difference between the rest of the formats is the method of encoding the initial track and is insignificant in terms of recording quality. The old players "HOTELY" understood DVD-R (W), released in recent years equally well work with all formats, with the exception of DVD-RAM, which "understand" Panasonic DVD players (for example, DVD-RA82EE-S) and Hitachi . The only advantage of DVD-R discs (w) is that they are 10-15% cheaper DVD + R disks (w), because they can be made on modified equipment for the production of CD discs. In addition, at the moment the largest number of DVD players are compatible with DVD-R format. Two-way and dual-layer recorded / rewritable discs were not widely widespread (and, apparently, due to the appearance of the Blue-Ray format, which is talking about "guests from the future" about the insertion).
Chambers for video delays
Each owner of any bulk video school is sooner or later faced with the problem of storing their archives. For the organization of storage of DVDs, separate rack or wall shelves are commonly used. These designs differ in their capacity, the material from which they are made, versatility (one and the same stand is used as a repository for DVD, CD, CDs, cassettes), the presence of a shelf door protecting the collection from dust.
The most popular constructions today include open racks with armored glass shelves. Similar models are manufactured by Just Racks, Liko Design, Spectral, Schroers Schroers, Hama (Germany) and other manufacturers. As a rule, such "lockers" are calculated per 100-200 discs (record holders of the DVD98WQ model from Spectral and Library from HAMA on 352 and 408 DVDs, respectively) and in height reach 180-200 cm. The transparency of the glass shelves is not only tribute to style, but also additional convenience: even in the semi-man of a home cinema will be easy to find the desired entry. For even more convenience, some models (TRISTAR DUETT DVD 156 BRASS-POL, THE TUBE DVD SHIEFER SCHWARZ, LIKO DESIGN) are equipped with spot backlight. Vertical racks are most often made of aluminum alloy and steel, but there are also pure glass varieties (Schroers Schroers), as well as columnary stand-tubes without glass drives with discs are inserted into the slots of the columns (HROME STAR 50 from Hama, The Tube DVD from Liko Design).
The cost of such masterpieces from glass and metal is quite high enough - from $ 400-500 to $ 3100 (The Tube DVD Shiefer Schwarz model from Liko Design with a stand from a natural labradorite). Along with these samples of the Hi-End class stands, there are cheaper shelves made of painted metal and plastic (Silverline, Hama series) - for $ 50-100. Such models are designed for a youth audience and, as a rule, have not very greater capacity (no more than 100 DVD discs). As for the options for placing furniture for entries, then here the most favorable option is determined solely by their understanding of the design of the room.
Epilogue
For 7 years, the evolution of DVD players passed the impressive way from expensive "toys" for rich people to publicly available devices. Today, the DVD player is a standard attribute of any little challenging Audiovideo System. It is not surprising that, according to forecasts of marketers, in a few years the DVD has every chance of becoming a truly "popular" format.
| Manufacturer, (country) | Model | Video DSC | DD / MPEG / DTS Decoder | Disc formats | Record formats | Outputs | Progressive scan | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VKK (China) | BBK917S. | 12-54 | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW | DVD-Video, SVCD, VCD, Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Kodak Picture CD, JPEG | Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Dolby Digital, SCART, S-Video | - | 105. |
| Samsung (Korea) | DV-E235 | 10-no data | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R | DVD-Video, Audio CD, Video CD, MP3, WMA, | Linear, Optical, Composite (RCA), Composite (RCA), Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART | - | 110. |
| Toshiba (Japan) | SD-130. | 10-27 | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, MP3, | Linear, Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART | - | 160. |
| Kenwood (Japan) | DVF-3060. | 10-27 | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, Audio CD, VCD, MP3 | Linear, optical, coaxial, composite (RCA), Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-VIDEO | - | 170. |
| Xoro (Germany) | HSD-400 | 10-27 | + / + / + | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, DVD + RW | DVD-Video, Audio CD, MPEG-4, VCD, SVCD, MP3, HDCD, DVCD, JPEG, Kodak Photo CD | Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART | +. | 240. |
| JVC (Japan) | HR-XV2. | 10-27 | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, Audio CD, SVCD, VCD, MP3, WMA, JPEG | Optical, Coaxial, Component, Dolby Digital, DTS | - | 275. |
| Sony (Japan) | DVP-NS905 | 12-108. | + / - / + | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW | DVD-Video, MP3, SVCD, VCD, Audio CD | Linear, optical, coaxial, composite (RCA), Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-VIDEO | There is no data | 380. |
| Philips (Holland) | DVD-R890 * | 10-54 | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD, SVCD, Audio CD, MP3 | Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-Video | There is no data | 810. |
| Pioneer (Japan) | DV-757 | 12-108. | + / - / + | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Audio CD, VCD, MP3 | Linear, Optical, Coaxial, Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-VIDEO | +. | 870. |
| Panasonic (Japan) | DMR-E60 ** | There is no data | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R | DVD, Audio CD, HDCD | Linear, Optical, Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, S-VIDEO | +. | 980. |
| Denon (Japan-USA) | DVD-2900. | 12-108. | + / - / + | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG, Kodak Picture CD, Fujicolor CD | Optical, Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-VIDEO | +. | 1150. |
| Arcam (United Kingdom) | Diva DV88. | ND | + / - / + | CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW | DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG, Kodak Picture CD, Fujicolor CD, DVD-Audio, CD, VCD, MP3, HDCD | Optical, Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Component, SCART, S-VIDEO | + (PAL and NTSC) | 1300. |
| ONKYO (Japan) | DV-SP800. | 12-108. | -/-/- | CD-R, CD-RW | DVD-Audio and Video, SACD, MP3 CD, VIDEO CD, Audio CD | Linear, Optical, Coaxial, Composite (RCA), Component, Dolby Digital, DTS, SCART, S-VIDEO | +. | 1760. |
| * - DVD recorder with the ability to write in DVD-R formats, DVD-RW; ** - DVD recorder with the ability to write in DVD-RAM formats, DVD-R |
The editors thanks the company "M.Video", "Purple Legion", "Russian game", representative offices of Kenwood, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer for help in preparing the material.