DVD Recommendations 500.00 new or used


Have a proscan direct 35" television. Acurus ACT3 processor. Looking at Sony DVPs-7700 (available new 500.00 at crutchfield), Pioneer dv-05. Set up is 5.1, no dts.

Any suggestions or recommendations between these two or am I missing a top performer.

Thanks.

Richard Bischoff
rbischoff
There are a host of new DVD-A players to be released soon, many at <$500. I'd wait a bit.
I have owned about 8 or 9 different DVD players,(I'm losing count) including the Sony-7700, and the Pioneer DV-37. If you offered me the choice between the two at the same price, I would take the Pioneer. The audio section is way smoother, video is equal or slightly better, and with the easy to use adjustments, definetely better. The only thing I missed was Sony's remote. Good luck.
My DV-05 looks pretty good to me. Not progressive scan, I don't think, but then my TV has a built in doubler.