DVD Player suggestions

[frankie38]

need replacement to cyberhome 300. it was connected to a sony in bedroom.

Requirements

1. region free hackable
1. pal/ntsc converter
2. able to play vcd, dvd r-/+, mp3,
3. dix/xvid would be nice
4. under $70

looking at philips 642, norcent 220, etc....

TIA.

 

[bonkers325]

the last one i had didnt play DivX/XviD correctly... it didnt resize the videos correctly and there was some image quality issues

i forget what brand it was (i was just testing it out)

 

[Juice Box]

I have the norcent that was on gottadeal and it works great. Plays divx and MPEG4 flawlessly!

 

[BlueWeasel]

I've been using my Philips 642 for over a year now and love it. It plays both NTSC and PAL on the fly and can be had for under $70.

It doesn't handle Divx/Xvid files that have advanced features enabled (QPEL, etc.) but is a great Divx/Xvid player for the price.

 

[frankie38]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
I have the norcent that was on gottadeal and it works great. Plays divx and MPEG4 flawlessly!

were you able to hack it to make it region free. there was nothing in videohelp.com for the norcent 220.

 

[samgau]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I've been using my Philips 642 for over a year now and love it. It plays both NTSC and PAL on the fly and can be had for under $70.

It doesn't handle Divx/Xvid files that have advanced features enabled (QPEL, etc.) but is a great Divx/Xvid player for the price.

Same here....

Had a cyberhome but it died a bit prematurely... about 6 mos after I bought it.... so I got the phillips...

 

[royaldank]

Used XBOX?

 

[frankie38]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I've been using my Philips 642 for over a year now and love it. It plays both NTSC and PAL on the fly and can be had for under $70.

It doesn't handle Divx/Xvid files that have advanced features enabled (QPEL, etc.) but is a great Divx/Xvid player for the price.

thanks. amazon has it for $61.99. i am going to look at i person.

 

[frankie38]

Originally posted by: samgau
[Same here....

Had a cyberhome but it died a bit prematurely... about 6 mos after I bought it.... so I got the phillips...

i got the cyberhome for $28 black friday sale. why do these things die after 6 months.

any EE's want to comment. the circuity components (diods, capacitors, etc.) cant be junk.

does anybody know what quality level components these guys are using?