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This feature was written by Craig McKinlay and revised by John Zois.

Buying a DVD player can be a harrowing, expensive and exhausting proposition. To help you make the right choice for you, we've put together this dynamic page of advice to introduce you to the principal concepts of DVD, how they apply to Australia, and what features you can expect to get when you buy your player. For easy reference, this guide is broken into the following sections:

What is DVD?
A brief explanation about DVD.

Glossary
As comprehensive a list as I could come up with to de-mystify the terms used in this industry.

Video (PAL/NTSC)
An overview of the video techniques used to store and display video on DVD.

DVD Player features
What you need to know about your new DVD player.

Choosing a player to fit with your existing equipment
Now the tough bit - choosing a player.

The DVD Player List
A long list of the features/faults of some popular players.

One Man's Road to Digital Home Theatre
A blow-by-blow experience of upgrading a home theater.

A brief history of DTS audio on DVD
A brief walk through about how DTS is (or isn't) playable on your system.

 


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