Gotta get a new DVD player

[joshua]

Looks like my 4 year old samsung DVD player doesn't want to play 80% of the DVDs I put in. Tried a cleaner disk but that didn't help.

So now I will embark on the task of finding a model which does what I want. (DivX/Xvid, region free)

 

[jasontp]

Let me know what you find!

 

[cvm4]

Don't buy a progressive scan unless your TV supports it. I think I got that right :scratchhe

 

[joshua]

Amazon has the Philips DVP 642 on sale for $60, free shipping. Plays DivX, has a way to set it to region free if you google for the code. Has optical and coaxial digital sound output, progressive scan, plays DVD+RW (So I can burn DivX movies onto those!)

 

[jasontp]

Man, speaking of DVD+R I thought it was really awesome last year when I got a dual layer DVD burner. . . I've been keeping up on dual layer DVDs. . . they are ungodly expensive!!!! 6-10 bucks A PIECE!!! I could get a great cigar for that!

 

[joshua]

Hah yeah its kinda crazy, people were all excited about DL discs but they are too expensive for everyday use (but so were DVD-R at the beggining)

 

[jcgoldner]

Don't buy a progressive scan unless your TV supports it. I think I got that right :scratchhe

Cliff, most if not all progressive scan DVD players can turn off the progressive scan feature in setup so it can be used on older TV's.

 

[jcgoldner]

Man, speaking of DVD+R I thought it was really awesome last year when I got a dual layer DVD burner. . . I've been keeping up on dual layer DVDs. . . they are ungodly expensive!!!! 6-10 bucks A PIECE!!! I could get a great cigar for that!

Yeah I bought a couple of 3 packs for $20 to try them when they came out but they are too much for full time use.

I thought I saw a CompUSA ad that had a 10 pack for $20 (Verbatim) this weekend

 

[cvm4]

Cliff, most if not all progressive scan DVD players can turn off the progressive scan feature in setup so it can be used on older TV's.

Good to know :thumbsup:

 

[jasontp]

Yeah I bought a couple of 3 packs for $20 to try them when they came out but they are too much for full time use.

I thought I saw a CompUSA ad that had a 10 pack for $20 (Verbatim) this weekend

I'm gonna have to check that out. . . my g/f just quit CompUSA and we still have a lot of friends up there so we could totally get the hook up!

 

[caudio51]

I need to get one that plays divx. Would come in handy for all the TV shows that I download. I wouldn't have to watch them on the computer.

 

[jasontp]

I do more "personal backup" stuff so the cheaper Phillips works just fine for me

 

[caudio51]

Josh did you ever find a good xvid player?

 

[gui_tarzan]

TV Shows? Where???

 

[joshua]

I got the Philips player a couple weeks ago. Plays divx and xvid files without a problem. Subtitles files are a bit tricky, some don't play. Picked up some DVD+RW discs for burning and reburning stuff to watch on the player.

 

[caudio51]

Nice, for 60 bucks can't go wrong with that!