By Oliver S. Daniel
Decide On Your DVD Player & DVD Recorder Requirements
DVD players and recorders offer bright and clear colors and
support DTS surround and Dolby music embedded in movies. Most players can play
your CDs and some even come with a VCR. Your player and recorder options
include:
DVD Recorders/VDR
Combinations: A lot of the new recorders also have a VCR attached to them.
These combination devices allow you to watch DVD discs and also your old VHS
tapes.
Single-Disc
Players: You can play, at a time, one DVD or one CD on a single-disc player.
DVD Player/VCR
Combinations: Layers and VCR combos can play your DVDs, CDs, and VHS tapes.
Multi- Disc
Players: Multi-Disc players allow changing of 2 to 6 DVDs or CDs for continuous
play.
Mega- Changer
Players: Mega-Changer Players allow you to store, categorize, sort and play a
large number of DVDs.
Portable Players:
Just perfect for people on the move, portable players that are compact allow
you to play your DVDs when you are either on the road, a train or an airplane.
Progressive- Scan
Players: Obtain the most crisp and vibrant picture play back with practically
no flicker using progressive-scan players. These types of players support close
to high definition 825x480 resolution signals with progressive scan. Go in for
a progressive scan player featuring "2:3 pull down" or "3:2
inverse pull down" facility for improving picture quality and minimum
flicker.
Region-Free
Player: With region free players you can play back DVDs from any part of the
world. You may have to get yourself a video format convertor to play the NTSC
or PAL discs depending on the kind of TV that you have. So, make sure that you
check out the specification by the manufacturer.
DVD Recorders: You
can not only play DVDS, you can also record TV programs that are your favorites
and view them at a later time by using recorders. You can replace your old VCR
with a new recorder. Some recorders also come in with a digital video recorder
(DVR).
DVD Region Codes
Digital Video Discs that originate from various parts of the
world can be played only on particular players that are customized to play such
DVDs. There are six different DVD regions and each of them use any of the
following formats for recording: Sequential Color with Memory (SECAM), Phase
Alternating Line (PAL) or National Television System Committee (NTSC).
Standards of recording that are incompatible with one another are used by most
countries.
