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I have to get a new DVD player for my dorm room, and I figured before I went out and bought one I'd see if you guys had any suggestions.

I am looking for one that is 1)Not too expensive(of course) and 2)will play anything I throw at it.

For example, I want one that will play .avi, .mpg, .mpeg, and any other standard video/audio format straight from a burnt cd.
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I'm also in the market for a DVD player and my needs are the same as The Sessler's. It also needs to be multi-region or hackable, because I have a lot of Region 2 DVDs (PAL).

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What is that supposed to mean?
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I uh..... it wasn't related to DVD players if that's what you're asking. But here's something that is! -> Wow, those are shiny.
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^ Very constructive post. Thanks.

So Jay, those DVD players you linked to, will they play region 2 discs? I read all the jargon but I couldn't find anything that specifically addressed different regions. I'm sure I'm just being ignorant and/or blind but I thought I better ask anyway.

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There was one on DVDactive.com awhile ago that they were talking about. It was an upconverting multi-region player. I forget how much it costed though.....
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that player plays everything. it seriously is the darling of the enthusiast community.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
So Jay, those DVD players you linked to, will they play region 2 discs? I read all the jargon but I couldn't find anything that specifically addressed different regions. I'm sure I'm just being ignorant and/or blind but I thought I better ask anyway.


It doesn't mention region coding specifically, but I believe they should, yes. They output both NTSC and PAL and they're compatible with different voltage requirements for different countries. It would be odd for them not to be multi-region.
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I took Jays advice, so should you OPPO all the dude,cant go wrong,very nice player,and when there are upgrades available,you just download the image,burn to CD,then pop into your player,wallah,upgraded.
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Originally posted by: Jay
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
So Jay, those DVD players you linked to, will they play region 2 discs? I read all the jargon but I couldn't find anything that specifically addressed different regions. I'm sure I'm just being ignorant and/or blind but I thought I better ask anyway.


It doesn't mention region coding specifically, but I believe they should, yes. They output both NTSC and PAL and they're compatible with different voltage requirements for different countries. It would be odd for them not to be multi-region.
I'm guessing it does too, but multi-region capability is my number 1 requirement because pretty much my entire collection is Region 2, so I'd like to be sure. Does anybody else know?

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it does.. search the player on dvdrhelp.com

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Thanks Ricardo. So this player does everything I want it to do and is recommended by basically everyone, and only costs $150? Sounds great.

But seeing as I have just moved here and will be kitting out my whole house/apartment in due course, would you guys recommend getting a HD player instead, to avoiding having to upgrade in the future? I can't imagine my wife letting me buy a another machine and TV a few months down the line, so seeing as right now we have nothing (not even plates or cutlery), this might be my only chance to get what I really want/need (you know how wives are - they don't get it).

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personally, i'd wait until the end of this year if you are seriously thinking of getting an HD-DVD or Blu-ray player. rumours are a combo player will be released for around $650-ish. just do what I do. open a seperate savings account without her knowing and stash the money there. see no evil, hear no evil. when the time comes, get a good player. plus the HD players that are out now only support 720p. not enough for the price they are asking, imho.

now if you are looking for just a player that plays all regions without spending mondo dough, get one of those cheapo radioshack dvd players. i won one from work and it works dreamily. the price is only 30-40 bucks.

just a suggestion.

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30-40 bucks for a multi-region player sounds good to me. That way I won't feel so bad when I chuck it out and upgrade later down the line. I didn't realise they came so cheap.

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again, it's not advertised as a multi-region player.. but there is a hack for it on dvdrhelp.com. works freakin great, especially for the money involved.

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What's the model number of the one you have? Or do Radio Shack only make one player?

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it's cheap and plays anything. even corrupted dvd-r's. as much as i like the oppo, with the advent of HD upon us, might as well save your money for that and get a cheapo replacement until the time is right.

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it's cheap and plays anything. even corrupted dvd-r's. as much as i like the oppo, with the advent of HD upon us, might as well save your money for that and get a cheapo replacement until the time is right.


- Very good suggestion

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The aspire will play standard media files from a burnt CD?
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as long as they are in vcd format... not that difficult to encode...