Cheap DVD Player advice, please.

Mike
Got ourselves a Toshiba cheapo from that Richer bloke, its amazing for the money. Christ - just looked on the site again and its now £50 !

Hi
Asda have a "Pacific" brand dvd which plays anything (dvd,mp3,audio,svcd,vcd,photos)has good picture quality and sells for around £30. I have had one for about 9 months and am very happy with it, what a bargain.
Regards
Jim

I got a Toshiba off Amazon for £70 instead of the £120 retail price. Good player. But if you're looking to play copies then forget it. The Asda cheapo a mate has plays everything you chuck at it.
Hope this helps.

Hi Mike

I've just bought a Cambridge (Richer's own brand) DVD55 from my local Mr Richer shop for £100.

'What Home Cinema' player of the year. (1979 I think)

They even had it in silver or black. Stonking v.f.m. It'll even play jpeg pictures from a CD-R.

For a few dollars more, the DVD57 plays SACD's as well.

Looks like a trip to see Mr. Richer.

Thanks for the advice.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

I have the Canbridge DVD57 and it is superb - but if you don't need to play DVD-Audio - the 55 is the same machine. Unbeatable.
1979?

Does progressive scan, too - bliiiiimey!

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

If you want cheap with all features available then the Yamakawa 365 would be the way to go. Progresive Scan and even DVI for future projectors or whatever.

If you need no features at all (especially as far as hardware is concerned) then any old player for 30quid will do the job.

But the Yamakawa would be the way to go if you want to spend few and get a lot.

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I have now bought the Cambridge 57 ( 0r is it 59? )

thanks to all, again.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

The Aiwa XDP15 S is half price at argos at the moment, at 59 quid. This machine gets 95% from
Home Cinema choice.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin/displayreview.php?reviewid=3942

Needless to say I got one to make a home cinema set up on the cheap. The bizarre thing
that hit me as that with a crabtree mains plug
the front display lights turned off and digital
out turned off this thing has *some* PRAT.
Very good value, put through a 52 active SBL
set up it sounded tonally identical to my LP12
XX2. Mind you one complex music it looses the timing completely in comparison (grin). The top end is slightly hard but stunning value.

Put it with the Infocus X1 flashed hacked to
Screenplay 4800 and splendid cinema to be had.

Now I wonder what the naim DVD will be like...

Best wishes

Gary

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Well it won't be 100 quid for a start.

I bought a cheap Toshiba and it's very good. I wonder why I don't feel the need to go for an AV set up when I'm really interested in film, but wouldn't be happy with a cheap mini system for music...

@Alberich: ??? Don't quite get your logic? You now have a DVDP but feel no need for proper surround sound. But you know that you could not live without stereo sound? Is that it? Or are you saying that you do not feel the need for proper surround sound but know you want proper stereo sound?

Whatever it is, do not judge a proper surround sound setup before giving it a try. Even a cheap one can give you immense pleasure if set up correctly. that's why most good stereo dealers should not be the reference when buying surround. Most of them don't do proper surround setups or don't care enough. The AV2 is worthless if you set up the speakers poorly.

Just imagine you were sitting in a movie theatre and you only had stereo sound! How dreadful!!!!

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AlexB

remember this from monday?

Originally posted by Alex B.:

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I need no convincing of anything. I stand hard on my point of view and no one will convince me of the oposite.

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Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

Still, I need to try and convince you all to go surround!!!



I want a Pioneer 969 from Thailand.......snifff....identical to the 868 but the official retail price is only 550€ instead of 1100€. Half price and no cheating.......unfair!!!

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Still, I need to try and convince you all to go surround!!!

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Why?

I was kidding

But if you have some time to spare, listening to a good surround setup and to a movie you know and love (I admitt that action and big blockbuster movis are most fun) might be worth considering. It's really a big involment issue which a stereo system cannot give. I thought so when using my Allaes and just a ProAc center. Always prefered my Allaes in stereo to the ProAc with Allaes. Thought the Allaes did better voices/vocals. But when the Axess came in, it all changed.

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