How Many Of You Have, Or Plan To Buy Standalone DVD Player

My freaking brother just bought a stand a lone dvd player last november (dued to the fact that he can\'t find any ps2 left in the shelf).  He can\'t wait so he bought a $250 Sony dvd player.  it drives me crazy because with that amount of money, you can bought Pioneer Progressive DVD Player.

Anybody here thinks ps2 will have progressive scan built in for ps2 in the near future?

BTW, I forgot to mention that I have a DVD player on my computer, so technically I have 3.............

Oops Forgot I have a DVD rom.
After I buy a PS2 and a DVD player(Its going to be a panasonic stereo system with DVD playback)I ll own 3 as well

I alos have a DVD-rom.. but its 3 years old..

I had a stand alone player way before PS2 came out.  That\'s why I\'m not completely sold on the all-in-one thing.  I just want games dammit, and PS2 isn\'t the place to get them.  Not for me anyway...

I have a stand alone Sony DVD player, the DVP S570D.  I purchased it in December, and got my PS2 in March.

The reason why I like stand alone products is that if something ever happens to it, I can pinpoint the problem much easier.  If my movies dont play the way they should, or there is something wrong, I know it\'s the DVD player, not the reciever, PS2, VCR, or whatever.  If I had the same problem with the PS2, it might get in the way of gameplay or something else, so I would basically lose my DVD player and game system.

The other thing is, I like the freedom that a stand alone player offers.  The remote owns the PS2\'s, the features are great, and the quality is superb.  I\'m into both movies and games, so it wasnt a bad purchase and I dont regret it.

Dont watch many movies anymore but when I do I use my PC-DVD I like the playback more and I dont have a stereo sys on my TV yet. I want my PS2 for games.
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[Living-In-Clip]

I\'ve got three.

One in my computer.
My PS2.
And a stand alone DVD player.

Next purchase? A portable Sony DVD player......

I have 2 stand alone DVD players, and 2 DVD roms that I have access too. Which means, 1 DVD player at my brother\'s house, the other, at my parents house. They got them before the PS2 was even released. And, unlike the PS2, they have remotes, and a few things that are better (I think). Also, with the PS2 now, mulitiple rooms now have DVD players, instead of just one. Great reasons to have a standalone, not exactly. But what is?

i am going to wait and see how they upgrade the ps2 dvd capabilities. Hopefully progressive scan will be in there. I also want the sony remote. I have the pelican right now and every time i adjust something sound wise on my reciever the pelican ir picks it up and fast fowards or rewinds the movie and it is very very annoying

[videoholic]

Have had one for a couple years now.  Don\'t use the PS2 for DVDs.  Well, I used it once, but that parental lock and the navigation both annoyed me so I quickly went back to my DVD player.  Plus I have a Pronto remote and I don\'t feel like reprogramming it.

I\'ve heard Sone is going to be coming out with progressive scan DVD drivers for the PS2.

Well, I\'ve got 2 stand alone players, one cheapo one that I got 2 years ago, and a midpriced NUON enhanced DVD player I got last month. PS2\'s DVD playback is great for gamers/movie fans on a budget though... The reason I got all these? Easy. One for each of my good TV\'s. (I say good, cause I\'m not getting a player for my little TV/VCRs in the kitchen or bathrooms).

definatly... i\'ve noticed that the lips are way off as far as being in sync with the voices... it\'s REALLY BAD

Ive had a Toshiba dvd player for about 2+ years now. Its multiregion and kick arse.

Looks better than the ps2 dvd imo, with the ps2 being alittle squased.