Quick Help Deciding On 2 Dvd Players

[xycer]

I can get these 2 DVD players for the exact same price ($98CDN) and im wondering which would be better (leaning towards the Toshiba).

Toshiba SD-3860 Progressive Scan DVD Player

or

JVC N310B Progressive Scan DVD Player

I dont know much about JVC DVD players but i really love JVC TV's and i really love ALL Toshiba products. I also need a good DVD+R player since my DVD burner is a +R/RW burner only. According to videohelp.com/dvdplayers, they both play DVD+R's and both DVD players are pretty much the same feature wise.

Gonna be going tomorrow to exchange my panasonic s35k ($99CDN) with one of the 2 cuz ive been reading a lot of bad things from Panasonic DVD players lately thats making me think that i bought the wrong DVD Player.

Apparently panasonic has started to put in cheap motors in ALL of their DVD players causing them to stop working after about a years use (right after the 1year warranty expires) causing this "HO2 error" on the display. Reading that puts a very bad image on panasonic dvd players and panasonic alltogether in my eyes.

[Capmaster]

Moved to DVD Player forum.

[macleod]

cant tell you anything about the JVC line or the specific toshiba model. My mother in law has a 5 disc toshiba dvd player. the thing is damn finicky about what it will play and what it wont.

I am in the -R camp and her player will play my dvd-r stuff, but dvd-r's that play Ok on a record player have hiccupped and whatnot on her player. Course another possibility is that I burned it wrong and it was dumb luck that it plays on other players except hers (I selected the F&^% UP on Toshiba option in Nero, LOL). Kinda like that joke of how is sex like drugs. Depends on the pusher....


Anyway, off on a tangent. Have you considered the apex line at all. Others might complain, but I own 2 apex's and I have had countless others purchase at my request and they have all been VERY happy with them (that and there are in the $30-$40 range).

[samijubal]

If it's a new Panasonic player they are using a different "improved" motor in them. Wheather it's better or not I don't know, but they claim it is. Toshibas have power supply problems, I wouldn't buy one of them, probably better off with the Panasonic than Toshiba.