david.c Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 Hi Guys Looking to buy a cheap and chearfull DVD player and want to know what features are important and usefull, and which are gimmicks. Any recommendations in the sub £100 bracket? P.S. I have a decent HiFi that I can plug into for sound, as I already do this with my video. Cheers David Quote
Mike dB Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 Get yourself to Scan! & order one of theirs. They play EVERYTHING VCD, DVD, CD, CD-R, DVD-R, MPEG, Div-X. I think they are £100 oh & of course multi-region They are in the "today only" section so if you buy it today it's cheaper than tomorrow! Nearly forgot, you could try Richer Sounds as well they are good. HTH Mike dB Quote
david.c Posted April 24, 2003 Author Posted April 24, 2003 Looks OK. Havn't heard of the make before, what are they like? Cheers David Quote
gregh Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 have you considered an XBox or PS2, then you can play games as well as DVDs! Greg Quote
studbuckle Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 IMHO .... DON'T buy from Scan. They're a bunch of thieving wotsits and I could rant all day about their bad practices (apolgies to anyone who works for them) Go to Richer Sounds. Multi region 'Limit' player they have on offer ATM is sound as a pound, packed with features and for the price of a few beers you can add in their 3 year buy back guarantee. Quote
Mike dB Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 Havn't heard of the make before, what are they like? Everyone I know who has one "raves" about them. I don't have one myself but I would buy one of them if I needed it or one from Richer sounds Also this one is meant to be good Special Price Quote
peterg Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 have a cheap 'CYBER' multi region one at home (Richer Sounds - a very good company to deal with IMHO) and it works fine for the guest room - I have a posh Sony one for downstairs Quote
minghis Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 I have an LG one that was part of a package, TV, VCR and DVD. Their stuff is very good value and well worth a look. Minghis. Quote
gregh Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 this seems to be the cheapest I've seen Aries DVD Player £46.99 incl VAT Aries DVD-P701 Silver DVD Player from Savastore (Watford electronics). Specification Disc Compatibility: DVD, CD, MP3, VCD, SVCD, HDCD, DVD Audio, WMA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R & DVD-RW, MP3 & JPEG On Screen Viewer. (Including Directory Structure) Audio Advantage: Built In Dolby Digital & DTS Decoder 96K, 24bit 2 Channel 3D Surround Sound ( 7 Mode Virtual Surround) Smart EQ (7 Mode Sound Effects) Video Advantage: Video Compression MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC-13818), MPEG-1 12-bit Video Decoding PAL, NTSC Playback Selectable Screen Aspect Ration (4:3 & 16:9) Smart Video (Sharpness, Contrast, Brightness) Multi Angled View Multi Language OSD (8 bit On Screen Display) Multilingual Dialogue up to 8 tracks and 32 subtitles Multi Speed FF/RW, Slow Motion & Multi Level Zoom Parental Control with Password Connectivity: SCART Out S-Video Composite Video Output Component (Y-Cb-Cr Output) Optical/Coaxial S/PDIF Digital Output Others: Dimensions 300mm (W) x 65mm (H) x 280mm (D) Weight 3.2Kg Power Supply 100-240 V AC/50 - 60Hz Power Consumption 25 Watt Package Contents: DVD Player Full Function Luminous Infra Red Remote Control Power Cable (Attatched) Composite Cable 2 x AAA Batteries User Guide Quote
david.c Posted April 24, 2003 Author Posted April 24, 2003 Thanks for advice guys. We have had a good look at them all and reckon we will go for the Cyberhome one (link from MikeDB). Has anyone ordered through 'SpecialReserve' before? Cheers David Quote
Mike dB Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 We have had a good look at them all and reckon we will go for the Cyberhome one (link from MikeDB). woohoo, I win! I know people who have ordered from them but again, not myself. Heard no complaints though Quote
S8ight Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 dont buy the cyber home. theyre not very good. go to ritcher sounds get a toshiba SD220, should cost you about £130 for a multi region one. you wont get a better quality DVD player unless you spend about £400 upwards. what sort of telly have you got ? you wont really notice the extra quality of the 220 though unless you have a good flat screen telly Quote
david.c Posted April 24, 2003 Author Posted April 24, 2003 Too late, just placed my order. Telly is a Mitsubishi, and still going strong after ten years. Will be looking to upgrade to all singing and dancing unit in a couple of years, so didn't want to spend a great deal at the moment. Thanks for all your help guys. Cheers David Quote
davew Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 try Richer Sounds www.richer-sounds.com I bought one from them last year for 99.99 it has the full bells and whistles of something costing £300+ They have ones starting from about £50. Quote
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