If the TV is at least HD ready than you'll see the benefit of an upscaling HDMI DVD player. You can still upscale the 480i DVD native resolution to 720p/1080i.

Anyway depends on your budget also, upgrade the dvd player you will get what you want.

I got a DV-410 from Harvey Norman for RM399 (free Pioneer HDMI Cable) yesterday.

For those planning to buy, the price it quite alright!

DV-610 is selling at RM999 with rebate RM200 = RM799....whopping expensive lol.

I think main difference btwn DV-410 n DV-610 is the 5.1 audio output (meaning its got in-built dolby DAC) and the SACD compatibility.

I also saw from the box of those two. DV-410 is DIVX compatible whereas DV-610 is DIVX Pro compatible.....no idea what's the difference.

DIVX, DIVX Ultra and DIVX Pro basically no difference is you wanna play downloaded 700mb stuff from the internet.

But if you download legal Divx movies that come with menu (you must enter special code provided in the manual), create or edit your own divx videos, than its worth it.

So far I've two Divx dvd players. But the DIVX ultra one has more playability hits.

Thanks for the explanation bro...now i understand

thanx for the update mate. will scout for it this coming weekend.

Got a DV-610(silver) from A&L(Amcorp Mall) for RM480. Meet Alex there, very nice person. According to him, less than 10 units left. Ok guys, if u have time & budget, go grab them while stock last.

[WTS]

Brand new Pioneer DV410 Black. Bought from Harvey Norman Sunway on Dec 9, 2008. Full packaging including free Pioneer HDMI cable. 3 year Pioneer warranty. Warranty card still unfilled. Selling for RM339.

Reason for selling: I bought this on impulse (at RM369), brought it home and decided I liked my Philips 5996 better.

Item is like new, only used a few hours to compare PQ.

PM me.

This post has been edited by 99below0: Dec 10 2008, 02:21 PM

between the pioneer and philips which loads divx movies stored on usb drive faster? which player renders the subtitle nicer?

hope u can share some info.. i am looking at this 2 player and havent decide which to buy..

tq!

I've not tried DivX movies on both. PQ-wise, the Pioneer has stronger colors and contrast and more functional keys on its front but I liked the lighter gamma of the 5996 better (plus I'm lazy to tweak the picture settings on the DV410 - lots you can tweak here).

i am in the same situation urs..
i m using HD ready LCD..

so any sifu here can enlighten me advisable to upgrade to HDMI dvd players?
1) will there be any diff in terms of sound and picture? compare to my curent non-HDMI player?
2) the HDMI player itself got upscaling capabilities, so if i hook up to my AVR wit upscaling capabilities any diffrence??

Guys... No matter what I say la... even though this is V2...
If u have not tested true HD... u have not test anything before.\


Yesterday tried bluray disc on my 720p projector.,.. compared to my normal DVD player up convert... wowow.... totally different```````````````````````````````````

Just got a philips 5996 today, nice. I was at Amcorp yesterday, so tempted to get the bd players as it was so well priced.

yes its true...different with upconvert and true 720p.

I played POC - Cures of Black Pearl...the night scene is spectacular...

Bro mind to share how much you bought the 5996 ? Got foc hdmi cable ?

Frankly...i can't see any difference...maybe i need specs...LOL.

I've an HDMI DVD player -> HDTV LCD. Between 720p and 1080i...really no difference....between 480p and 720p/1080i...well, hard to tell...maybe a little bit...but nothing too exciting i suppose.

Got it for 360 from Desa Ht at LYP. Yes it comes with a hdmi cable... the bonus is this player plays SACD!!

sunauto,

i just myself a 708HP and my tv is LG 37LC7R with 1080P HD ready and hooked from DVD to LG tv using the HDMI cable. I realised the PQ is not as good as my previous Samsung player.

How do i do upscalling? Pls assist. Many thanks in advance!

agree..same with me here

That simply means that your TV has an equal or better scaling chip compared to your DVD player. A lot of new TVs have pretty decent chipsets nowadays, so the necessity of upscaling DVDs are not so vital. The great advantage of HDMI sets are that the signal is LOSSLESS cause it's digital so you don't have to go stumping around for an expensive branded component cable for good PQ.