DVD Player

A DVD player allows one to play DVD video as well as audio discs. There are certain portable DVD players which come with an attached screen; however, one has to attach the player to the television set for most hardware DVD players. Portable DVD players include in-car DVD players that can be installed in the vehicle as well as removed. DVD players support playback from CD, VCD formats. A standard DVD holds about seven times more data than a CD. A DVD has storage capacity for holding full-length, MPEG-2-encoded movie, as well as other data/information.

DVD players come in brands including Sony, Samsung, Philips, Toshiba, Panasonic, JVC, Pioneer, etc. The price range of DVD players varies from £ 10 to over £ 1000. However, one needs to zero-in on the DVD player based on their requirements. For instance, the number of outputs will determine the configuration of the speakers that can be attached to the DVD player. Some DVD players have more than a single slot for playing DVDs, enabling one to watch several movies, back to back, or listen to long hours of music. Certain DVD players support multi-region features for providing multi-region playback. Additionally, DVD players include home cinema decoders such as Dolby Digital, Digital Theatre Systems. A few DVD players also support HDMI and Upscaling to 1080i for high-definition and high-resolution viewing.