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| taken the video world by storm. All you have | | | | have. The aspect control lets you take |
| to do is watch a movie on DVD and then watch | | | | advantage of this and tune the movie to the |
| that same movie on VHS tape instead. The | | | | specific ratio that best fits the size of |
| difference can be startling. So just as CDs | | | | your television screen.* Some DVD players |
| took over the audio world, DVDs are dominant | | | | have multi-angle capability built in and that |
| in the video world, and DVD players are a | | | | can be useful at times too. It doesn't work |
| staple of the home entertainment center, and | | | | with all DVDs, but with those that are |
| certainly of a home theater setup too.So what | | | | compatible, it's pretty cool. It actually |
| should you know when you shop for DVD | | | | allows you to adjust the picture angle so |
| players? Well, as with everything a lot | | | | that you can view the action from different |
| depends on your budget but here are some of | | | | perspectives.* Having surround sound decoding |
| the features to look for when you buy a DVD | | | | built into your DVD players can be very |
| player:* In the electronics world, cable | | | | useful too, especially if you have a Dolby |
| connections are very important and it's no | | | | Digital receiver and at least six speakers to |
| different with DVD players. Almost all DVD | | | | achieve the 5.1 surround sound effect. If |
| players come with a standard composite-video | | | | your receiver does not have the Dolby 5.1 |
| cable to connect the player to the TV, and | | | | decoder built into it then you need to have |
| this kind of cable can produce a decent | | | | it decoded by the DVD player before it is |
| picture. But it's also very limiting because | | | | sent to the receiver. Once at the receiver |
| the black and white, and color video signals | | | | the signal is amplified and distributed to |
| are all sent together through this cable and | | | | the appropriate speakers in the room. |
| it's easy for the colors to bleed over into | | | | |
| other colors and lose detail and sharpness. | | | | If you wish to use the more recent 6.1 and |
| If your DVD p[layer comes with a S-video | | | | 7.1 surround sound systems you will need to |
| cable this can dramatically improve the video | | | | have the decoder for that on your DVD player |
| as this cable can separate out the black and | | | | too, and either 7 or 8 speakers to |
| white from the color signals resulting in | | | | match.These are some of the features that can |
| greater clarity. Finally if you get a DVD | | | | be most useful when you are playing DVDs, so |
| player that can use a component-video cable | | | | look for them the next time you want to buy a |
| that can be the best yet because it also | | | | DVD player.Thad Pickering writes on many |
| splits the color signal too, allowing even | | | | consumer related topics including audio and |
| greater color range and detail.* It's good to | | | | video. You can find out more about best |
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