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Help I am torn between the Pioneer DV-360s and the Tosh SD-330E. My current DVD player a NAD T-550 is skipping on alot of rented DVDs - most of which play ok on my PS2. I am worried that it is on the way out and I am looking for a replacement. I have tried using a cleaning disk but this has not helped.

I was all set to get the multiregion tosh from Amazon - especially after the great reviews. However the site says you need a NTSC compatible TV to play region 1 DVDs. My NAD is multi region and as far as I can ascertain is Pal/NTSC switchable (at least according to the manual) but this seems to be automatic as there is no option to do this in the menus. It plays my only region 1 DVD Toy Story ok - there is a little wavy line along the top edge of the picture - barely noticeable unless like me you are constantly looking at it. My TV is a Bush 28" widescreen and I can`t find out if it can convert NTSC or not but the NAD works with it ok - except for this wavy line.

I am now worried that the Tosh may not work with my TV. I from what I have read on this site it seems that the Tosh can be set to PAL, NTSC or Auto. But it does not do an conversion.

Amazon states that the Pioneer DV-360s is Quote:
Dual System (PAL/NTSC) (Video output). I assume this means it can play both on any telly. I can`t find any reviews on this player except on the Amazon site. I know the 350 was a What Hi- fi 5 star player.

So I am asking which one to go for or should I get my NAD fixed? :/

Any thoughts gratefully received - my wife is fed up of discussing it.

Thanks

Dominic

This item was edited on Sunday, 3rd August 2003, 22:17

Quote:
there is a little wavy line along the top edge of the picture
Hi Dominic,
What do you mean by wavy line - do you mean that there is an actual line, or that the picture at the top of the screen is distorted and appears slightly wavy, when say in the frame comes a straight up and down column or something?
That happened with my first Pioneer 454s on a Region 1 disk. In addition to having a problem with RGB and NTSC. I took it back and tried a few more. They all did it. I ended up with a TOsh 220E, and love it. If the waviness is there anymore I don`t notice it, and the RGB on NTSC playback is perfect. It would cause me to suggest to you the Tosh 330, if you were picking up a new one.
However, as you say you don`t know if your telly is happy with NTSC. The old Pioneers would convert NTSC to Pal 60, I think. I don`t think the Tosh`s do that. It would be worth checking into it with Bush, but I would have thought that if the NAD only puts out PAL or NTSC, which is what the Tosh does, then the Tosh is the way to go. The NAD manual should say whether it converts the NTSC to PAL 60 or PAL 50. If that`s what it does, then you really do need to check with Bush before you buy as to the Telly`s NTSC capabilities.
Enjoy!
Rainbow6

This item was edited on Monday, 4th August 2003, 11:08

Hi Rainbow6,

You`ve hit the nail on the head with re the wavy line -Quote:
or that the picture at the top of the screen is distorted and appears slightly wavy, when say in the frame comes a straight up and down column or something?

Re my Bush TV it is the RF668VPL and all it says in the manual is Quote:
TV Broadcasting ... PAL BG/PAL. This leads me to think that it doesn`t do any type of Pal to Ntsc conversion. I will try to contact BUSH direct but I think I have been down that road before - when I first noticed the wavy line - to no avail.

Re my NAD T550 player as I said before the maual says it is Quote:
Signal system - NTSC (US/Canada) / PAL (Eur). Nothing about conversion.

So still not sure which way to go. NTSC considerstions aside - which is the better player the Pioneer or the Tosh?

One more question does either of them remember where you are on a DVD when you stop and them resume from where you left off. My father inlaws Sony can do this for up to 6 disks - I think it is very useful especially with kids who are always stopping and starting.

Thanks

Dominic

This item was edited on Monday, 4th August 2003, 22:56

The Pioneer DV444 can also do this, so I can see no reason for later models not to include the function.