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Recommend a DVD player

magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
edited January 2007 in Strut Central
That plays all the region coded discs as well as avi files.I'm getting frustrated converting the avi files to the dvd format only for the audio to playback messed up(slowed down).

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  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,907 Posts
    I was just thinking about the same thing. I'm either going to pick up something like

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...&ref=25&loc=MSY

    Or maybe something like

    http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=91872

    But maybe I should just buy a wireless media extender.

    As it stands now, I can send all my music, dvd's & video and even my cable TV to anywhere in the world using orb, but I hate leaving my computer on and my ISP is being a bitch about d/l & u/l caps. So it might have to be a new dvd player.
  • autezautez 404 Posts
    just picked up phillips dvp5960. it has a usb port on the front so you can play movies off an external hard drive or a flash drive. quality has been great and every movie ive tried has been compatible with it. you can also burn like 4 avi's onto a dvd-r and watch those.


    http://www.amazon.com/Philips-DVP5960-Player-Upscaling-direct/dp/B000G18DR0
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts
    mindlogic.com is a good starting point. Ask for John.
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,907 Posts
    That looks alright. Now I just need to find it up in the great white north. Thx
  • HAZHAZ 3,376 Posts
    I will co-sign the Phillips. Also, the budget brand "Curtis". Plays everything you throw at it, any region, any disc, store bought or burn.
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
    I'm waiting to see if BluRay takes off before I buy a DVD player. For now I use a MacBook with a mini vgi to rgb pluged into my 32" bravia. Plays DVD's and any media I can play on my computer, including avi files, but what's up with these avi's that I download with no sound? Is that a Mac problem?

    Fuck an Apple TV, I'm thinking about buying a Mac mini for that. Serve up all my media since we have 3 macs already. It would be nice to centralize the medea. OK, that wasn't what was asked so I'm out.....

    peace
  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
    just picked up phillips dvp5960. it has a usb port on the front so you can play movies off an external hard drive or a flash drive. quality has been great and every movie ive tried has been compatible with it. you can also burn like 4 avi's onto a dvd-r and watch those.


    http://www.amazon.com/Philips-DVP5960-Player-Upscaling-direct/dp/B000G18DR0

    that's dope. I was just wondering if they started making DVD players that could do the .avi thing. Are there any that use the VLC codec?
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    Thanks for the recommendations peeps, the Philips one looks like the move.

    Haz,it's the strangest thing the first 2 shaw bros movies that i converted worked out fine.
    But the 2 recent ones that i tried to do have the audio problem.
  • HAZHAZ 3,376 Posts

    Haz,it's the strangest thing the first 2 shaw bros movies that i converted worked out fine.
    But the 2 recent ones that i tried to do have the audio problem.

    Yo dude,

    what program are you using to do the conversion? I really like convertxtodvd. It's free on torrent sites. I can also rapidshare it for you, if you like.

    peace

    h
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    I'm using Super DVD Creator 9.2
    Please to up convertxtodvd on rapidshare and PM link kindly.
    Thanks.



  • dgriotdgriot 388 Posts
    I'll also chime in and say the 5960 is the best bang for the buck. The only reason you'd wanna go with a more expensive model is if you had a high-definition TV and wanted to play HD DivX files on it.
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