Review your reasons for considering a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, also called Digital Video Disc) player for music playback to ensure that you make an appropriate purchase. As of fall 1999, there are few music DVDs available, and normal 16-bit CDs don't sound any better on a DVD player.
Instructions
1. Consider purchasing an inexpensive CD player if you don't have a working CD deck and you are buying a DVD player primarily for video purposes.
2. Consider only those models that contain a digital-to-analog converter that decodes 24/96 recordings, if you want a DVD player as a hedge against obsolescence for two-channel audio.
3. Look for models described as CD/DVD players with 24/96 playback, if you want high-fidelity audio reproduction, and make sure the unit has RCA-jack digital outputs (as opposed to Toslink, the optical connector) for connecting an outboard digital-to-analog converter.
4. Surf the Internet for product information and buying advice.
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