What types of DVD players are available?

What types of DVD players are available?

Jeff Colen (President, A Sharper Home, Inc.) gives expert video advice on: Do I still need a VCR?; What types of DVD players are available?; Will Blu-ray and HD DVD players work with my current set-up? and more...

There are three types of DVD players on the market. There is a standard, or progressive scan, DVD player, which plays very nice pictures back to you. There are two new, higher-definition competing formats out there on the market: Blu-ray and HD DVD. If you're looking for a DVD player, you're going to look at the price. You're going to look at its capabilities: does it have the ability to play regular DVDs? does it have the ability to play high-def DVDs? does it have the ability to play Blu-ray DVDs? You'll have to make your decision based on that.