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Three Reasons to Buy a DVD Player
The format of home entertainment has changed dramatically over the past decade, with the invention of digital TV, on-demand services and most recently, the emergence of the world's first 3D TV.
But one of the biggest advancements of the last ten years was the switch from VHS to DVD, and this move has proved so successful that VHS copies of new films have become increasingly difficult to find over the past few years, due to a number of major distribution companies opting to release films, programmes and documentaries on DVD format. So if you're thinking about investing in a DVD playerthen here are three suggestions for buying one.
DVDs are more User Friendly than VHS
Where VHS allowed consumers to watch, pause, rewind and fast forward through their favourite films, DVDs allow viewers to skip entire scenes, or chapters' on the disc, which then enables them to go back to previous scenes and jump to later chapters, all at the touch of a button, which saves time and energy when watching films at home.
DVDs offer Superior Audio and Visual Quality
Many people have found that DVDs showcase better image quality compared to VHS. All DVDs have DVD-Audio, a format that was developed to hold high quality audio data and all DVDs offer Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. DVD-Audio offers double the sound quality of an ordinary CD. Normal VHS tapes can have a screen resolution of up to 240 lines of horizontal resolution, while DVDs offer up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution, which simply put, means that the picture on a DVD is much sharper.
DVDs and VHS Can Still Be Used Together
Some the more recent DVD players available on the market can also play VHS tapes. Known as DVD-VCR Combinations, these combi players offer consumers the chance to watch both DVDs and VHS and can even copy your favourite VHS films onto DVD.
So there are a couple of reasons to get you thinking about investing in a DVD player. So if you do decide to but a DVD player, remember to research the market thoroughly to find the best player to suit your needs, and try not to make any rash decisions when choosing your new DVD player.
