Budget DVD Player Recommendation

roryfan:
right here on agon there are three 2910s listed, including a new one for 250. i also see two on ebay. i'm sure you'll have no trouble snagging one at your price point--just make an offer.

PS2 at $100. decodes most stuff (no blue ray), at least my old one does and sounds pretty good. Heck buy 2 and have a spare.

The 980 Oppo is going to sound better via hdmi than mentioned Denon's imo. Will emphasis be on audio or video? If video...Oppo with pretty darn good audio to boot.

Denon DVD-1940ci

I have the 1930ci and it beat my Oppo 970 so the Oppo is gone. The newer 1940ci (as well as the 1930ci) got amazing reviews in the European hi-fi mags.

This $400 DVD player (w/ DCDi by Faroudja) is available on Amazon for $127

Can you take the coax or toslink digital out from the Denon or Oppo models and go directly to an outboard DAC? Thanks!