Connecting DVD player to HDTV via HDMI - is DVD DAC used ?

I'm looking for a DVD player with HDMI output to connect to a Plasma TV. There are several models that I am comparing. One critical factor in DVD player quality is the type of DAC used. DAC's with more sampling bits and higher sampling rates usually perform bigger and cost more. Now, since the HDMI interface is all-digital (no analog conversion), do I need to be concerned with the DVD players DAC's?

How much do you want to spend? As sadly such players tend to be quite expensive! Anyway... here's what I could find for you... Players fitted with "HDMI" only are: -Arcam FMJ DV29 Onkyo DV-SP1000E Pioneer DV-668AV-S Pioneer DV-868AVi Players fitted with an "DVI" only are: -Denon DVD-1910 Denon DVD-A11 Samsung DVD-HD935 Players fitted with "HDMI" and "DVI" are: -Arcam DIVA DV79 Denon DVD-2910 Denon DVD-3910 Meridian G98 Meridian Reference 800 There's also currently one high-def players with DVI output. And another with HDMI on the way... And the European version of the ADS Media-Link streaming device comes fitted with an DVI output. Cheers

Very interesting SMD. Good work. :) There are others but it is overpriced: as Meridian G98...

Thanks guada 2, I'm sure there will be other players available in other countries too! One of our moderators has an Elta Mpeg4/DVD player fitted with a DVI socket, which was not available in EuroLand... as far as I know! Hopefully there will be more budget std-def DVD players arriving with digital video output sockets soon (but probably not with DVI). It's a bit of a mystery to me why such connections are rare! Cheers

jntaylor63, thank you for this information. It is incredible this model. I suppose that it will first be available to USA ! no

All complementary information is not this useful in the forum SeeMoreDigital. :confused: It is only a source of information, nothing mean I believe no. If there something, don't hesitate to inform me. It interests me, thank you.

slightly of topic dose anyone know wher I could purcashe a dvi>hdmi conterter? I can't seem to find any anywhere Ive heard of them but I just need someting to change the plug from dvi to hddmi for use on my tv seeing as how I thought they wer the same boy I was wrong oh well $90 CDN cable an extra $20CDN for a plug contertre isn;t that much more would sertainly help my tv with hi-def media seeing as how I watch everythign through my uber player E.I my PC :)

Google is your friend... I have a couple of them... they are all much the same! Cheers