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What is the best DVD/CD player under $1000?

I have been deciding between the Denon 2900, Marantz 8400, and the Pioneer Elite 47AI. After all the discounts it seems as if I can get either one of them for about $500-$700. Or should I wait and get one with a DVI interface as my new Samsung DLP HDTV will have one. I would really appreciate any feed back as you guys have quite a bit of knowledge and seem to be ready to share.

The rest of my system consists of:

Mcintosh MX132 Pre/pro
Mcintosh MC7205
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven (fronts)
Vienna Acoustics (Maestro) (center)
Vienna Acoustics (Waltz) (rear surrounds)
Velodyne HGS12 II (sub)

Thanks!

Michael
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atagi
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samsung dlp performs best with dvi vs component. i was seriously considering the samsung dlp last summer and numerous reviews stated this.

that being said, you may want to audition lower priced dvi equipped dvd player such as bravo d-1 or the samsung 931?, and purchase seperate universal player. i've heard that denon 2200 is almost identical to 2900. check out avs forum for lots of info on all these products. last time i checked, their rptv forum was pretty much devoted to the samsung dlp's

aloha keith

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