Some of us want a low end cheap DVD player for the lowest price possible. ie. I have a 13" TV on my computer desk. I don't want to spend more than $60 or so for a DVD player for this TV since I have a nice DVD player on my main TV. The oritron is a great deal for this type of situation. It can also play PAL DVD's from Europe and DVD's from other regions too. A $60 price for ANY home DVD player is unheard of and since you get PAL playback and a region free player on top of it it's an amazing deal.
Here's a fairly recent user review I just read. Maybe they are making them a little better now:
10/18/2000
Great DVD player for the price. It has menu options to allow Video CD play and also a loophole menu that allows to select ALL regions. The player decodes both PAL and NTSC discs. The DVD200 will play the MATRIX, SIXTH SENSE, INDEPENDANCE DAY, ETC. No problems playing any of these dvds as someone else reported (they must have the DVD100). The picture quality is superb. The DVD200 is compatible with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 as long as you have a receiver that decodes these. The sound is very good - with some occasional "drop-outs" at chapter stops on some dvds (very rare). The construction of player itself is very sound and equivalent to high end DVD players. Don't get the DVD200 confused with the DVD100. There are alot of problems reported for the DVD100 with playback of some movies (like the MATRIX) and the DVD100 does not have S-Video out. The DVD100 has the same loophole menus. If you are looking for an affordable DVD player, the ORITRON DVD200 is a great deal!
HACKS FOR ORITRON DVD200
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TO PLAY VCD's (VideoCD's):
Place a CD in the player and close the drawer.
Using the remote control:
Press [STOP]
press [MENU]
press [9]
press [1-ALL] (repeat key)
press [OPEN] (open the drawer)
You will now see a new menu which will allow you to turn on VCD. (PAL only single - am
working on the NTSC)
TO CHANGE DVD REGION TO "ALL" (PAL & NTSC)
Set player with "NO DISC"
press "MENU" key
press "9" key
press "TRAY OPEN" key
press "5" key
press "MUTE" key
press "OK" key
press "EXIT" ke
Here's a fairly recent user review I just read. Maybe they are making them a little better now:
10/18/2000
Great DVD player for the price. It has menu options to allow Video CD play and also a loophole menu that allows to select ALL regions. The player decodes both PAL and NTSC discs. The DVD200 will play the MATRIX, SIXTH SENSE, INDEPENDANCE DAY, ETC. No problems playing any of these dvds as someone else reported (they must have the DVD100). The picture quality is superb. The DVD200 is compatible with DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 as long as you have a receiver that decodes these. The sound is very good - with some occasional "drop-outs" at chapter stops on some dvds (very rare). The construction of player itself is very sound and equivalent to high end DVD players. Don't get the DVD200 confused with the DVD100. There are alot of problems reported for the DVD100 with playback of some movies (like the MATRIX) and the DVD100 does not have S-Video out. The DVD100 has the same loophole menus. If you are looking for an affordable DVD player, the ORITRON DVD200 is a great deal!
HACKS FOR ORITRON DVD200
----------------------
TO PLAY VCD's (VideoCD's):
Place a CD in the player and close the drawer.
Using the remote control:
Press [STOP]
press [MENU]
press [9]
press [1-ALL] (repeat key)
press [OPEN] (open the drawer)
You will now see a new menu which will allow you to turn on VCD. (PAL only single - am
working on the NTSC)
TO CHANGE DVD REGION TO "ALL" (PAL & NTSC)
Set player with "NO DISC"
press "MENU" key
press "9" key
press "TRAY OPEN" key
press "5" key
press "MUTE" key
press "OK" key
press "EXIT" ke
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