Top DVD Players Under $100
Important factors one should look out before purchasing a DVD player is the price, the features it comes with, the size, ease of use, and the quality. Surprisingly, there are quite a number of DVD players out there which are affordable but get the job done surprisingly well. However, if you’re looking for a DVD player that can play high definition, be realistic and don’t expect to find one under one hundred dollars.
The types of features that DVD players can come with are quite daunting. There’s single-disc DVD players, multi-disc DVD players, HD-DVD players, VCR-DVD combo players, and more. With the price range that we’re dealing with, it’s likely only going to be a standard single-disc DVD player.
A good idea to begin with is to look at the websites of various electronic stores such as Amazon and BestBuy. Here you can arrange their selection of DVD players by price and then see what features each one has. Next, when you see the possible products out there that will fit your needs and have the features you really want, start to look online for consumer reviews of the product.
Consumer reviews are one of the best ways to read about electronics such as DVD players, as often enough you can almost immediately see if it’s a DVD player worth buying or one that becomes a piece of junk as soon as you plug it in. One that immediately caught my eye is the Philips DVP642. At only $55, it has over 600 reviews on Amazon with a 4-star rating. However, it’s a good idea to look at negative reviews of the product and see what people who weren’t happy with it had to say. There were some reviews that say that the DVD player died in just a few months and that one should get an extended warranty to make sure it doesn’t die on you too. Depending on whether or not you’re willing to take that kind of risk on the life of the DVD player, it might be better to just pick up the Sony DVP-NS55P.
Though it doesn’t seem to be a very popular selling DVD player (probably because people buy higher-end players or the Philips DVP642), consumer reviews seen at Epinions and Bizrate were praising it. I couldn’t find one truly negative review of it. The picture quality is said to be great and it’s very lightweight. It keeps appearing on various sites as the best affordable DVD player (and one that you can trust) and it’s just a mere $70.
I recently decided to purchase the Sony DVP-NS55P when my PlayStation 2, which I had previously used to watch movies, was starting to get a little too old and would sometimes start skipping. So far the Sony DVP-NS55P DVD player is great and has had no problems at all. It’s lighter than I imagined and really skinny too. The remote control it comes with is practical and the picture quality is even better than that seen on my PlayStation 2.
The price range of DVD players varies quite a bit and although many players get many reviews, you should become cautious when you start seeing multiple reviews saying that a DVD player dies after a few months. If you just take some time to do some internet research and look at consumer reviews, you can really find out what you need. But if you’re still not positive on which one to get, it might be good to go to electronic stores in person and see for yourself what the DVD players can do.
