A certain Keith G, of uk.rec.audio "fame", writes :
>> The cost and/or manufacturer of the device are irrelevant.
>
>Certainly are, if you're talking 'digital'.......

I am talking about anything, anywhere.

>> >However, the point of the "chap who advised looking at the DVD" is that
>> >they should ALL sound the same. No audible difference whatsoever.
>>
>> A DVD player will suit most people.
>
>Now who's being snobby?

There's no snobbery there. You have to remember that huge numbers of 
people have crappy integrated hifis bought out of the likes of Argos and 
Dixons. A DVD player with an amp would likely be a step up.

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