Cheap DVD Players

Cheap DVD players are available for well under $100. To get to the rock-bottom prices, you can look for DVD players from the manufacturers that target only the cheapest category of players.

If you purchase a DVD player from some of the big brand name manufacturers, you will gain assurance of high quality and reliable brand name. However, the cheapest offers from brand name producers are many times gained by stripping the DVD player of advanced technology.

In comparison, the discount manufacturers that have less well-known brand names achieve low prices by manufacturing in low cost countries, using less expensive circuitry, and these companies spend from very little to nothing on R&D.

Available Cheap DVD Players

The entry-level market of under $100 now has various types of DVD players to choose from.

These types include basic players, portables, and multidisc players.

Some of these players are of a bit older model type, but still are great for everyday use. You can still watch DVD movies with the same enjoyment, despite not having the latest advertized model.

In fact, for many, buying a cheap DVD player makes sense from the evolution of players point-of-view: the price of DVD recorders is plummeting, and soon everybody will be making the switch from basic player units to recordable DVD players.

Before you make that switch, it might make sense in the meantime to buy a cheap player.

Below is a list of players that can be found from resellers for under $100. In addition to looking at cheap player lists, you can look at the offers of discount manufacturers directly.

The companies that mainly target the entry-level mass market include Apex, AMW, Magnavox, Norcent, Sylvania, cyberhome, and Mintek.

Cheap DVD Players Under $100 - Basic Players

Basic players offer the 1 disc player capability. The competition on this market is so fierce that the cheapest DVD players walk out of stores for $40 and less.

Comparing the cheapest DVD players really pays off, as you there are definitive differences in what you'll get for the money.

For example, progressive scan, component and composite outputs, and a host of other features can be found even from from these cheapest offers with a bit of comparison research.

As an exemplary list of players that are available in stores for well under $100 include:

* Apex AD-1225 * Cyberhome DVD320 * Cyberhome CH-DVD 402 * AMW P460 * Emerson EWD7003 * Koss KD250

Cheap DVD Players Under $100 - Multiple Players

Multiple players have capability to store more than one disc in the player's changer unit.

As an exemplary list of players that are available in stores for well under $100 include:

* Mintek DVD-3610 (3-disc changer) * Panasonic DVD-CV47 (5-disc changer) * Philips DVD783CH (5-disc changer) * Philips DVD793CH (5-disc changer) * Toshiba SD2805 (5-disc changer) * Panasonic DVD-CV47 (5-disc changer)

Cheap DVD Players Under $100 - Portable Players

The portable DVD player market is one of the hottest right now. There is increased competition among the manufacturers to ensure market share, which has pushed prices of the cheapest portables to well below the hundred buck mark.

However, the cheapest portable DVD players usually have no screen, meaning that you need to plug them to a TV in order to view the movies while on the move.

As an exemplary list of players that are available in stores for well under $100 include:

* Koss DVP2161 (without screen) * Sony DVP-PQ2 (without screen)