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Aldi Slimline DVD player @ €44.99

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  • 07-11-2004 5:02pm
    #1
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭


    Looks nice... c/w Scart lead, too!

    D'you suppose it'd be easy enough to hack to region-free?


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    blobert
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭blobert


    If it is I'd get it. But I havn't heard of the make before.


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    I did a quick google and a few of them showed up on eBay.de and with other German online stores. A lot of them were looking for €69.99 for the same model... :D


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    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    peckerhead wrote:
    D'you suppose it'd be easy enough to hack to region-free?
    Found the following info lying around on another board regarding this particular dvd player:
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    To convert this player to Multi-Region
    1. Press the Menu button on your remote control
    2. Press the 1 button on your remote control
    3. Press the 6 button on your remote control
    4. Press the 7 button on your remote control
    5. Press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, and so on, or alternatively Mute button on your remote control for All Regions

    Tried it with both R1 and R2 no problem !

    Impressed with quality so far, system gives a really loud sound/range. For £59.99 a nice little number for my bedroom.

    __________________________________________________

    I accept no responsibility for info given above :cool:


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Eurorunner wrote:
    For £59.99 a nice little number for my bedroom.

    So what does that make it at €44.99...? ;)


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    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    Good point except that the post refered to the make as Tevion - purchased at Aldi. Furthermore, this was posted back in Sept. ...and with DVD player prices heading south at a rapid rate of noughts....


    As i said, no guarantees provided, but i have a feeling this is relevant info..


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Sorry, Eurorunner, misread your post — thought it was you saying "nice little number at €59.99"... :o

    [P.S. Congrats on your 1,000th post! :D]


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    chump
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭chump


    Would this dvd player play regular mpg, mpeg, avi files burnt on regular cdr's?


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    chump wrote:
    Would this dvd player play regular mpg, mpeg, avi files burnt on regular cdr's?
    Looks like it: "DVD, CD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R, CD-RW, JPEG, MP3, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW compatible"


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    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    peckerhead wrote:
    [P.S. Congrats on your 1,000th post! :D]

    Tanks :cool:


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    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    chump wrote:
    Would this dvd player play regular mpg, mpeg, avi files burnt on regular cdr's?

    i wouldn't be so sure about that....


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    RuggieBear wrote:
    i wouldn't be so sure about that....

    Why not?


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    Ebonyks
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    Doesn't say anything about DivX / Xvid / MPEG4 playback...wish it did :(


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    philomaher
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    Ebonyks wrote:
    Doesn't say anything about DivX / Xvid / MPEG4 playback...wish it did :(

    I'm not sure which model it is, but checked this out from the videohelp website and got these details on the various Tevion dvd players. Hopefully the format comes out ok, if not have a look at the following link. I tried pasting the table but it didn't hold the format, just follow the link

    Can someone confirm the model of the player?


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Ebonyks wrote:
    Doesn't say anything about DivX / Xvid / MPEG4 playback...wish it did :(


    Yeah Looks like VCD and SCVD only, unless its the high end model which is unlikely.


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    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    Thinking of getting one for my dad....is Aldi (Parnell St) goin to be scrum on thursday.Will there be limited stock? How does it work?


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    okidoki987
    Registered Users Posts: 10,616 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Bung the security guard a few quid and ask him to hold one out for you!
    Much easier then fighting with the usual Q of people.


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    I thought that you can order them, even if whats on display is gone.


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