DVI output of a cheap DVD player always same ??

I am not offering an opinion but I wonder if the significance of the transport for audio vs. video would not be differently weighted at HDTV forums and at High-End audio forums. ;-)

Kal

Is the Bravo cheaper than the Zenith 318 hd which upconverts via component or dvi?
The Zenith is a higher rated player in the secrets test I noticed.

I can take the 318's dvi output and get a decent 110 in picture after calibration.
It is not however as good a picture as the Denon 3910 after calibration.
Then I tried the more expensive better built Onkyo sp 1000 via hdmi/dvi and get an even better picture than the 3910.

The fact of the matter is that a cheapo player will never compare to a better built more expensive dvd player whith better parts and engineering whether you use component,dvi or hdmi outputs.

Theres no free lunch whith cheaper dvi output players, at least not against players costing 6-9 times as much.

Greg

I have been testing, and asking about Universal players for the last couple of months. I have narrowed down to the McCormack UDP-1, Marantz 9500, Onkyo sp1000 and the Denon 3910. I got a Denon 3910 to demo, and took it over to my brothers house to test on his projector (Sharp Z-10000U), with a DVI interconnect. Although his primary digital player is a Sony 999ES (modded), he has a Bravo connected to a plasma in his bedroom, so we checked that out against the other 2 for a sanity check. Sony looked and sounded great (of course), the Denon picture through the DVI interconnect was better than the Sony's through it's Component interconnects (no DVI). Noticably sharper, and a bit more vivid. The sound was comparable, with the Sony a bit tighter (bass especially) on SACD, and very little difference on the redbook. We were able to use a DVI switcher to look at the Bravo vs. the Denon. There was no comparison. The Denon, especially through this projector I am assuming, blew away the Bravo. Pictures look liquid in comparison. Not that the Bravo was bad, just not in the same league. The Sony's picture was better than the Bravo. Sorry, we didn't listen to any music on the Bravo.