Everything you've always wanted to know about DVD....
yahoo.com
This would be a good bookmark for new DVD sites.
I found the following (within the yahoo category) very informative:
videodiscovery.com
Excerpt:
[1.5] What DVD players and drives are available?
Some manufacturers originally announced that DVD players would be available as early as the middle of 1996. These
predictions were woefully optimistic. Delivery was initially held up for "political" reasons of copy protection demanded by
movie studios, but was later delayed by lack of titles.
Available players:
Japan (Region 2)
Panasonic: A-100, 79,800 yen; A-300, 98,000 yen (Nov 1996); DVD-A350, 94,000 yen; DVD-K500,
110,000 yen (Nov 97); DVD-A450, 100,000 yen (Dec 10, 97). YPbPr component out, 6-ch DD, 96 kHz
24-bit audio.
Toshiba: SD-3000, 77,000 yen (Nov 96); SD-K310, 89,000 yen (Jun 97)
Sanyo (Toshiba-made): (Dec 96).
Pioneer: DV-7, 83,000 yen; DVL-9, 133,000 yen; DVD-K800, 120,000 yen; DVK-1000, 248,000 yen;
DV-F21 (Dec 96)
Hitachi (Pioneer-made): (Dec 96)
Akai: DV-P1000, 65,000 yen (Apr 97)
Sony: DVP-S7000, 110,000 yen (Mar 97); DVP-S3000, 79,000 yen. (?, 97). YPbPr component out.
Victor: XV-1000, 93,000 yen (Apr 97); XV-D2000, 115,000 yen. (Dec? 97). YPbPr component out, 6-ch
DD.
Korea (Regions 3 and 5)
Samsung (Toshiba-made): Nov 96.
LG (Goldstar): Nov 96.
US (Region 1)
Panasonic: A-100, $600; A-300, $750 (Feb 97)
Toshiba: SD-2006, $600; SD-3006, $750 (Mar 1997); SD-2107, $600; SD-3107 (Aug 97).
Denon (Matsushita + Denon audio): DVD-2000, $800 (Mar 97)
Sony: DVP-S7000, $1000 (Apr 97); DVP-S3000 (Oct 97)
RCA (Matsushita-made): RC5200P, $500; RC5500P, $700 (Apr 97)
Proscan (Matsushita-made): PS8600P, $750; (same circuitry as RCA5500P) (Apr 97)
Mitsubishi (Toshiba-made): DD-1000, $700 (Apr 1997)
Philips/Magnavox: DVD 400AT, $550 (May 97); 420AT, $650 (Oct 97).
JVC: XV1000, $600 (Jun 97)
Samsung: DVD905, $750 (Sep 97)
Onkyo (Toshiba-made): DVD-7, $1000 (Fall 97)
Marantz (Toshiba-made): DVD810.
Yamaha (Matushita-made): DVD-1000 (Fall 97).
Zenith (Toshiba-made): DVD2000 (Fall 97).
Harman Kardon: HDV-715 (Fall 97).
Faroudja: DV-1000, $5500 (modified Toshiba 3006) (Fall 97)
Pioneer: DV-500, $600; DVL-700, $1000; DVL-90, $1750 (Feb 97); DVL-909, $1100 (LD/DVD) (Jan 98);
DV-606D, $700 (24-bit 96 kHz) (Jan 98).
Europe (Region 2)
Panasonic: A-100EC, 1300DM; A-300EC, 1400DM (Mar 97); A-350EC, 1500DM (6-channel MPEG-2 &
DD) (Jan 98)
Thomson (Matsushita-made): France, 4990 francs (Mar 97)
Asia (Region 3)
Panasonic: DVD-A130; DVD-A330.
Pioneer: DVL-505; DVL-909 (DVD/LD combo) (both NTSC only).
Philips: DVD-840 (=Toshiba SD-K310).
Sony: DVP-S7000 (May 97)
Australia (Region 4)
Panasonic: DVD-A130; DVD-A330; DVD-A300; DVD-A350 (6-channel MPEG-2) (Dec 97)
Sony: DVP-S7000
Projected player releases:
Japan (Region 2)
Toshiba: 2 portable players, 75,000 yen each (Nov 97).
Philips: Spring 98.
Panasonic: DVD-L10 portable player (Spring 98).
Sony: DVP-S501D, 88,000 yen; DVP-M30 (both 96/24 audio) (April 98).
Pioneer: DV-S9, 190,000 yen (96/24 audio); DVL-909, 128,000 yen (DVD/LD); DV-505, 69,800 yen;
DVL-K88, 148,000 yen (DVD/LD + karaoke).
Toshiba SD-2100(N).
US (Region 1)
Akai: DV-P1000.
Meridian: 586, $3500!.
Panasonic: DVD-A110, DVD-A310, DVD-A510 (all DTS-compatible); DVD-A350, ~$750; DVD-A450,
~$825; DVD-K500, ~$900 (Early 1998); DVD-L10, $1300 (portable) (Spring 98).
Kenwood: January 1998.
Runco: SAR-200, $15,000 (200-disc changer, THX-certified) (Jan 98).
Sony: DVP-S300, $500; DVP-S500D, $600 (Spring 98); DVP-C600D (5-disc changer) (Summer 98).
Denon: DVD-3000, $899 (DTS-compatible) (Apr 98).
Pioneer: DV-505, $500 (May 98).
Onkyo: DV-S501, $850 (Summer 98).
JVC: XV-D2000BK (24b/96kHz).
Fisher: DVD-60, $2,400 (60-disc DVD/DVD-ROM changer).
Hyundai, Goldstar, Hitachi (Pioneer-made), Runco (modified Pioneer), Sharp: No date.
Unity Motion: No date (progressive scan!).
Europe (Region 2)
JVC: Summer 98?
Kenwood: August in Germany (LZ-25).
Sony: DVPDS715, DVP-S315 (both have 24/96 audio, MPEG-2 audio, RGB SCART) (Spring '98).
Philips: Spring 1998 (DVD 730, DM 1500; DVD 930, DM 1700).
Hitachi, Pioneer, Toshiba: Spring 1998.
Grundig: GDV 100 G.
Asia (Region 3)
Toshiba: ?.
Australia/New Zealand (Region 4)
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