DVD player which one to buy?

Samba · 22-12-2002 2:13am #1

On a v.tight budget of 200-300, looking for a decent home player, anybody have any good recommendations?

Thanks in advance

Samba

Oh and Merry Christmas

Kali · 22-12-2002 2:30am

*cough* home entertainment board.

Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe · 22-12-2002 3:16am

Xtravision have a decent offer on dvd's. all priced on 200 euro.
SONY
JVC
PHILIPS <--- not great

but u get decent offers on rentals at the mo.
i think the offer is ending on new years. ill have to ask my manager.

Samba · 22-12-2002 3:56am

Ooops, Sorry Kali and thanx for moving it

Xtravision have a decent offer on dvd's. all priced on 200 euro.

lol you pimp!

I saw that but i was reluctant purely because its xtra-vision and its going to be a present, so dont really want to let them in on how much it cost meh

halkar · 22-12-2002 7:49am

I just bought my second DVD player Sony DVPNS305. You can pick it up between 200-300 but if you can wait you might get it cheaper in sales. It is slim, nice looking and it is Sony :cool:. It plays mp3 cds but I am still trying to get the sound quality right :rolleyes: and you get two free dvds when you sent the coupon the player comes with. Spiderman and Gladiator is in the list of 5 you can choose from

Here is a review of the plaver

spooky donkey · 22-12-2002 12:19pm

LIDL have a nice one at the moment for 119 youos though its not multi region as far as i know yet. Does have pleanty of other nice features though MP3, cdr, cdrw, 5.1 sound.

I think tesco also do the warfdale 750s player and that one is multi region, and plays mps and all the rest.

I would avoid a sony player. Good wuality but very limited in features and can only be made multi region by chipping! THey are not great with cdr`s/vcd`s they play some makes of cdr but not all!

DVD players is some times a case of cheaper is better.

Look to www.dvddebate.com for dvd player makes that can be multiregion cracked with hand set hacks. Just click on the hand set hacks in the menu on the left side of the page!

Samba · 22-12-2002 1:33pm

Interesting, cheers for all the help lads,

Mike, what model is the JVC they have in xtra-vision?

byte · 22-12-2002 2:37pm

I was thinking of getting this Powerpoint DVD player. It's only €149 and claims to be multiregion. I just wonder if it'll play RCE R1 discs. And whether or not it's multi outta the box or with remote hack.

It does play DVD,MP3,SVCD,VCD,CVD,DVCD,CD,CD-R & CD-RW which is nice! It also has 5.1 output if ever I wanna connect one of those LiDL speaker systems!

Samba · 22-12-2002 4:00pm

Where abouts are ya thinking of buying that one byte, Id prefer one with 5.1 output as ill get a speaker system at a later date.

Actually im very tempted there, just having trouble findind any independant reviews, damn microsoft powerpoint

byte · 22-12-2002 4:49pm

Well I'll be buying it at work as I work in electrical shop. So I expect to get a few quid off it! :cool:

You can buy it from that link I posted above. Theyre selling it for €149 including delivery which isnt bad. Or just find an electrical retailer who sells Powerpoint products. Theyre distributed by Shomar Ltd so just find a shop who have Shomar as a supplier.

I can't find reviews for it either. It's a rebadged effort and I dont yet know who manufactures it. It's slightly similar to Scan SC2500 and I'll check it out further tomorrow at work. I will try the Scan remote hacks to see if they work on the Powerpoint. I sure hope they do.

daveJAM · 22-12-2002 11:39pm

I got the JVC one from xtravision for Christmas. Seems the best as the Sony one doesnt play svcd's.

Was kinda pissed off with the offer though. They offer €100 free rentals but they give you 50x2€ vouchers and you can only use one voucher per rental.

Samba · 23-12-2002 5:58pm

I went with the Cyberhome 505 in the end, im happy with it

byte · 23-12-2002 11:49pm

Well I went for the Powerpoint in the end and I'm very impressed with it. It plays RCE R1 discs "out of the box" which is nice! No need for remote "hacks" to change region. Must see how she fairs with MP3 playback, and I'm looking to see if it'll view JPEG files as it shows such in the diagrams.

Some nice wee added functions too and some gimmickey! But well worth €149!

Saruman · 27-12-2002 9:44am

Originally posted by daveJAM

Was kinda pissed off with the offer though. They offer €100 free rentals but they give you 50x2€ vouchers and you can only use one voucher per rental.

As opposed to being able to spend the whole €100 in one go on a load of rentals?

So you have to pay a little money for a rental.. you still get it a lot cheaper and unless they up the price of the DVD player to make up for it, you got a good deal!

daveirl · 27-12-2002 6:24pm

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donmaga1 · 02-01-2003 8:58pm

If you go to Argos there is an Alba DVD player that is €129 it is region free

Michael Collins · 05-01-2003 9:51pm

Anyone know if that Powerpoint DVD player will play DVD-R / DVD-RW?

(Or of a cheap one that will?)

Cheers

byte · 06-01-2003 7:50pm

Originally posted by Michael Collins
Anyone know if that Powerpoint DVD player will play DVD-R / DVD-RW?

(Or of a cheap one that will?)

Cheers

Dunno if it'll play DVD-R as I haven't got any to try on it. I did burn my first VCD last night to see if it would work (worried that it would only play prerecorded VCD) and it worked fine. I had one music track on it though which had terrible sound. Must be something wrong in sound settings or the way i burned it!

Samba · 09-01-2003 12:12am

The Cyber Home 505 will play some DVD-R, its dependant on how the disc was recorded.

Just a note if you decide to buy it, in the hidden menu, DO NOT DELETE THE TABLE CONTENTS option.

It will be stuck on whatever region it is set to and youll have to reinstall the firmware.

spooky donkey · 09-01-2003 1:10am

Originally posted by irishbyte
I was thinking of getting this Powerpoint DVD player. It's only €149 and claims to be multiregion. I just wonder if it'll play RCE R1 discs. And whether or not it's multi outta the box or with remote hack.

It does play DVD,MP3,SVCD,VCD,CVD,DVCD,CD,CD-R & CD-RW which is nice! It also has 5.1 output if ever I wanna connect one of those LiDL speaker systems!

I just saw that dvd player today in DID eletric in blanchardstown for 139, a little cheaper if you live near one!

Michael Collins · 12-01-2003 11:01pm

Originally posted by Samba
The Cyber Home 505 will play some DVD-R, its dependant on how the disc was recorded.

Thanks Samba. Where did ya get it/how much?

cheers

Samba · 13-01-2003 10:44am

http://shop.iol.ie/shop/products.asp?groupid=9103&productid=CH-DVD505S

You can get it there, Richer Sounds had them in before christmas but were sold out last time I asked.

Apparently it reads DVD-Rs in UDF1.2 Format (in Nero), now i have two sitting at home belonging to a m8 and one plays no problem but not the other, but that could just be the disc which is badly scratched

DVD player which one to buy?

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