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It looks to be a DVD player similar to the one posted in this thread, but silver and a much much smaller footprint. This DVD player is made by CyberHome. The dimensions are 1¾" by 8.66" square approximately, so very, very small by comparison. I haven't found any reviews of it yet, but I'm sure someone will. The $10 Mail-in Rebate doesn't seem to have any exceptions if the purchase price is already on sale, so this deal could be $38 AR. (But as I mentioned further down the sales guy was lying to me, so it's only $48 AR)
* * UPDATE * *
I've looked over this thread and others in this forum and have gleamed the following info from it about this player:
#1: It is possible to "region hack" the player so you can play foreign DVDs on it. The menu is accessed by starting the player with no disc in the tray, then closing it and pressing menu, 1, 9.
#2: The player does not convert anamorphic PAL correctly on a 4:3 screen, so you will see vertical stretching of the image.
#3: There is no Macrovision hack, so you can't record the output onto a VCR without image fading and other such stuff. The only (legal) problem with this is that some VCRs are such that Macrovision thinks they are always recording, which is a problem for people who own TVs with no A/V inputs who are using the VCR as an RF modulator. It seems to happen equally between older and newer model VCRs, though if your VCR is old enough it will have no Macrovision support whatsoever and you'll be able to play it fine even when recording. (But we're talking old)
#4: It handles mp3s, JPEGs and MPEGs fine. MPEG support is supposedly across a broad range of bitrates and qualities, and all normal functions (FF, Rewind, etc.) work when playing them.
#5: There have been reports that some units will suddenly stop playing VCDs and SVCDs. This is not a widespread complaint as of yet but definitely something to watch out for. If this happens try returning it to Radio Shack and they should give you a new one.
#6: Though you can set the unit to Region 0 (Region free) certain DVDs may require you to set the region to the appropriate setting.
#7: It is also good to note that this player supposedly has dual-voltage support with automatic switching, meaning you should be able to plug it into 220 AC without it exploding.
All in all looks like a good player.
EDIT: Changed the title since it sounded like the unit had a shoeprint on the top of it or something.
* * UPDATE * *
I've looked over this thread and others in this forum and have gleamed the following info from it about this player:
#1: It is possible to "region hack" the player so you can play foreign DVDs on it. The menu is accessed by starting the player with no disc in the tray, then closing it and pressing menu, 1, 9.
#2: The player does not convert anamorphic PAL correctly on a 4:3 screen, so you will see vertical stretching of the image.
#3: There is no Macrovision hack, so you can't record the output onto a VCR without image fading and other such stuff. The only (legal) problem with this is that some VCRs are such that Macrovision thinks they are always recording, which is a problem for people who own TVs with no A/V inputs who are using the VCR as an RF modulator. It seems to happen equally between older and newer model VCRs, though if your VCR is old enough it will have no Macrovision support whatsoever and you'll be able to play it fine even when recording. (But we're talking old)
#4: It handles mp3s, JPEGs and MPEGs fine. MPEG support is supposedly across a broad range of bitrates and qualities, and all normal functions (FF, Rewind, etc.) work when playing them.
#5: There have been reports that some units will suddenly stop playing VCDs and SVCDs. This is not a widespread complaint as of yet but definitely something to watch out for. If this happens try returning it to Radio Shack and they should give you a new one.
#6: Though you can set the unit to Region 0 (Region free) certain DVDs may require you to set the region to the appropriate setting.
#7: It is also good to note that this player supposedly has dual-voltage support with automatic switching, meaning you should be able to plug it into 220 AC without it exploding.
All in all looks like a good player.
EDIT: Changed the title since it sounded like the unit had a shoeprint on the top of it or something.
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