By
eHow Electronics Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Set a price range. A good price range for a decent DVD player starts at $100 and goes up to $250. This range will get you a DVD player with quite a few features and solid performance without straying into semi-professional home theater quality DVD territory.
Step2
Pick out at least five DVD players within this price range. Include models from several manufacturers, if possible.
Step3
Compare lists of features from each model. If a DVD player includes significantly more or better features than normal, note the price. Also note the price of DVD players that have fewer features than average.
Step4
Analyze the cost difference versus the performance difference. Is the savings in cost worth the loss of available features? Are additional features worth an increase in cost?
Step5
Determine the value. List the features that are important to you. Compare your list to the available features of each DVD player. DVD players whose features match up closely to your list of desired features have a high value.
Step6
Compare the cost of the DVD players that have a high value to you. Select the DVD players that have a low cost, but high value.