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Deciding on a Home Karaoke System can be very confusing! I currently have an HP Pavillion Laptop with 2 GHZ processor and 2-160MB Hard Disk Drives. I also have a 50" Pioneer Plasma TV and a decent Home Entertainment System (Yamaha Receiver and Bose speakers).

I also have a fairly large selection of Karaoke VCD's, but my DVD Player recently broke, so I am trying to decide what to do.

My wife is Chinese (I am not), so I would like to play both Cantonese and English Karaoke WITH a video background to the music.

In my short period of research, I have been looking at the following options:

Option 1: Karaoke Jukebox players:

U-Best DA168 or Best Media BM1000 (same manufacturer)
Malata MDVD-6619
Other players: JBK, Muvies, Boluw (made by Malata) RJ Tech RJ-KOD
or RJ Tech RJ-1000KII

Option 2: Use computer with software

If I choose Option 1, what would be the best choice? Quality of sound is important, while quality of the video background is not so important -- I just want something on the screen in addition to the words of the music. I also want to use the Karaoke player to play DVD movies with good quality. What are the advantages and differences in sound quality in choosing a MIDI format or a VCD format for the karaoke music?

If I choose Option 2, what do I need to purchase to do the Karaoke from my computer?

Thank you