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NeuNeo HVD2085 November 30th, 2005 | by Ian Bell

Conclusion

With a price over $200 dollars, the HVD2085 is on the high-end for a mid-range DVD player. Picture quality is good, and we like that the player is region free, but we just can't justify the high price. Heck, for $245 dollars, Neo Digits should have thrown in an HDMI cable, instead you will have to pick up your own, and you can expect to pay more than $40 for a good cable too.

So what should you do? Well, if you will not be importing those foreign films and 1080P output isn't that important to you, buy the Oppo Digital OPDV971H DVD player instead. For under $200 dollars you get a great DVD player and a DVI cable thrown in. The HVD2085 isn't necessarily a bad player; it's just not a premium name, so why pay for it?

Buy the HVD2085 for its region-free and High Definition DVD playback capabilities. Neo Digits has done a great job of providing firmware updates, so if you like to tweak your players, then this is the one for you. They have just updated the firmware on the HVD2085 to support 1080p output, so if you have a new 1080p HDTV, give it a try.

Pros:

-          HDTV up-conversion

-          1080P support

-          Region Free

-          HDMI and VGA outputs

-          Firmware upgradeable

Pros:

-          Lackluster design

-          Childish remote control

-          Expensive

-          Does not come with an HDMI cable